Bad labels are confounding to learn
Companies, and their software, are filled with highly specialized acronyms that you can only learn on the job.
While established employees can master acronyms over time, new employees can take a long time to learn them. When buttons are labeled with acronyms, that can be a recipe for disaster if you’re training new people on the job.
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