Yesssss! “Reached out to” has crept into business language in a way that’s irritating. I believe the intent is to soften an approach, to make it seem that the described communication is done with compassion, with caring. But the opposite is acheived. My department reached out to security and asked for more coverage. Instead it was actually- we told security to make more patrols of property.
The goal seems to be making life a continual and subtle softening of boundaries or rules.
Reach out to me if you agree:)
LOL! Yep!
Reached out ——— It’s been in church language for a long time.
Seems that using the term *reached out to* is almost a form of blame shifting.
That way they can say, *Well I tried. Nobody got back to me.* (It’s not MY fault, it’s theirs.)