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e Newsletter - January 2008

Essential Words for the Workplace in 2008

 

May you have a significant 2008. It is that time of year where we all take stock of our lives. It is the time for self- discovery or self-recovery activities, especially regarding our work life. It is time to take annual stock of where we are and where we want to be and refine and redefine our goals and the direction we want to take our work life.

One essential activity is ensuring that our knowledge, skills and ability remain current. Here are a few new words that you may find useful.

 

WORDS

MEANING
TESTICULATING: Waving your arms around and talking bollocks.
BLAMESTORMING:Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed, or a project failed, and exactly who was responsible.
SEAGULL MANAGER: A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything and everybody and then leaves.
ASSMOSIS: The process by which people seem to absorb success and advancement - by sucking up to the boss rather than working hard.
SALMON DAY: The experience of spending an entire day swimming upstream, only to get screwed and die.
CUBE FARM: An office filled with cubicles.
PRAIRIE DOGGING: When someone yells or drops something loudly in a cube farm and peoples' heads pop up over the walls to see what's going on. Also applies to applause for a promotion because there may be cake.
MOUSE POTATO:The on-line, wired generation's answer to the couch potato.
SITCOMs:Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage. What yuppies turn into when they have children and one of them stops working to stay home with the kids or start a "home business".