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.
