Fun Business Terms

Recently our local paper had a funny bit on new business terms. Apparently the writer had spent some time online and came across some great new words. Of course he had the time to spend online while at work because he is also the paper's editor. Be that as it may - and it does conjure up some interesting arguments over why the boss gets to surf while at work and the staff doesn't these are pretty darned good. To whit:

Blamestorming - a meeting to discuss failures and find a scapegoat

Assmosia - the apparent absorption of success that comes from sucking up (aka kissing a**)

Deja moo - (my personal favorite) the feeling that you've heard this bunch of bull before

Mouse potato - a close cousin to the coach potato this is a person who spends hours and hours in front of a computer

Percussive maintenance - the common practice of 'fixing' something by banging on it repeatedly

Photox - improving the look of one's face in a photo through the use of graphic software

Dope-ler effect - the principle that stupid ideas sound better when they come at you quickly

Drink the Kool-Aid - accept company policy without question

Multi-slacker - someone who can perform many unproductive things at the same time

RDB - the 'rectal database' the origin of ideas pulled out of one's rear end

Spokeweasel - a PR person who is exceptionally good at spin

Cyberslacking - wasting time by casually browsing the Internet

These are just a few. Some of the others were just gross or simply sick. I'm sure the cyberslackers out there could find a lot more when in mouse potato mode.

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