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Office Dictionary

Blamestorming: Sitting around in a group discussing who's to blame for a missed deadline or a failed project. Chainsaw Consultant: An outside expert brought in to reduce the employee headcount, leaving the top brass with clean hands. Cube Farm: An office filled with cubicles. Prairie Dogging: When someone yells or drops something loudly in a cube farm, and heads pop up over the walls to see what's going on. Ego Surfing: Googling one's own name. Keyboard Plaque: The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on computer keyboards. Ohno Second: That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you've just made a huge mistake. SITCOMs: Single Income, Two Kids, Oppressive Mortgage. Stress Puppy: A person who seems to thrive on being stressed out and whiny. Treeware: Printed documentation or paperwork. Xerox Subsidy: Free photocopies from one's workplace.

9/1/2014
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