Sunday, April 6, 2008

Have you ever been Plutoed?

Just ran across buzzwhack.com -- a breath-of-fresh-air site dedicated to the misuse and ruination of the English language, particularly in the workplace.

Here's a buzzwhack.com Top 13 list of favorite words and phrases overheard and used on the job...

1. blamestorming:  A group process where participants analyze a failed project and look for scapegoats other than themselves.

2. Death by Tweakage:  When a product or project fails due to unnecessary tinkering or too many last-minute revisions.

3. BMWs:  Bitchers, Moaners and Whiners.

4. clockroaches:  Employees who spend most of their day watching the clock - instead of doing their jobs

5. Plutoed:  To be unceremoniously dumped or relegated to a lower position without an adequate reason or explanation.

6. prairie dogging:  A modern office phenomenon. Occurs when workers simultaneously pop their heads up out of their cubicles to see what's going on.

7. carbon-based error:  Error caused by a human, not a computer (which we assume would be a silicon-based error).

8. menoporsche:  Male menopause. Symptoms include a sudden lack of energy, crankiness and the overpowering urge to buy a Porsche.

9. adminisphere:  The upper levels of management where big, impractical, and counterproductive decisions are made.

10. deja poo:  The feeling that you've stepped in this bull before.

11. bobbleheading:  The mass nod of agreement by participants in a meeting to comments made by the boss even though most have no idea what he/she just said.

12. ringtone rage:  The violent response by cube mates after hearing your annoying cell phone ringtone for the 15th time.

13. muffin top:  The unsightly roll of flesh that spills over the waist of a pair of too-tight pants.

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