New Words to Live by. Alas
(MONEY Magazine) – >> A new and improved lexicon for the new-and-not-necessarily-improved workplace, thanks to the smithies at WordSpy.com: > Mucus trooper Sick and hacking employee who insists on coming in to work > Nerdistan An upscale town or neighborhood with many, many high-tech workers > Duppie Depressed urban professional stuck in a meaningless job while searching for something better > Warm-chair attrition Loss of productivity due to unhappy employees waiting for the right time to quit > Silver ceiling Prejudices that keep older employees from rising to positions of power > Bozo explosion Incompetent employees hired by newly hired incompetent managers > Butt call An unintended phone call placed by sitting on one's cell phone --D.F. |
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