The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns

This article contributed by 123beta.

Essential vocabulary additions for the workplace (and elsewhere):

1. BLAMESTORMING:
Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a
project failed, and who was responsible.

2. SEAGULL MANAGER:
A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and
then leaves.

3. CUBE FARM:
An office filled with cubicles.

7. MOUSE POTATO:
The on-line, wired generation's answer to the couch potato.

4. STRESS PUPPY:
A person who seems to thrive on being stressed out and whiny.

5. SWIPEOUT:
An ATM or credit card that has been rendered useless because magnetic
strip is worn away from extensive use.

6. XEROX SUBSIDY:
Euphemism for swiping free photocopies from one's workplace.

7. IRRITAINMENT:
Entertainment and media spectacles that are annoying but you find
yourself unable to stop watching them.

8. PERCUSSIVE MAINTENANCE:
The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it
to work again.

9. 404:
Someone who's clueless. From the World Wide Web error message "404 Not
Found," meaning that the requested site could not be located.

10. OHNOSECOND:
That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you've just
made a BIG mistake. (Like after hitting send on an email by mistake.)

Bonus word:

11. CROP DUSTING:
Surreptitiously passing gas while passing through a Cube Farm.

Feel free to add to this um, list...

Article contributed by 123beta.

PS from Sam - HAPPY BLOGIVERSARY 123beta. It was on the 26th, so I hope you don't mind a belated Happy! Keep listening out for that knock on the door; I guess I have to locate your home first, lol. *HUGS*