Monday, April 18, 2005

New Workplace Terminology

The same friend who thoughtfully read the AntiGrav rulebook also gave me a fairly funny list of "vocabulary for the new workplace." I've culled some of my favorites to share:

blamestorming - Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and deciding whose fault it was.

seagull manager - A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, then leaves.

mouse potato - The online generation's answer to the couch potato.

stress puppy - A person who seems to thrive on being stressed out and whiny.

stress master - A person who thrives on causing stress in their co-workers.

percussive maintenance - The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.

1 comment:

GiromiDe said...

I was once told a major telecommunications firm in Chicago features a variety called the plant manager. As a large cubicle space or an office with a window is not enough, such a manager fills his or her space with a large number of plants as a sign of his or her importance.