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DEFINITION: n. A type of frustration created by a manager who never notices when you work late, but always nags you for leaving early whenever you leave on time. v. To carefully monitor your subordinates to ensure that they never leave work a minute early.
Verboticisms
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Timebeing
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: tīmbēing
Sentence: Tom works for the timebeing. That timebeing is his boss. It doesn't seem to matter how much he gets done or that he arrives early and skips lunch, closing time is closing time. Tom and his boss do a mental minute waltz as 5 o'clock approaches. The fact that the boss's office is aligned with the hallway Tom uses for his escape makes him seem something like a troll guarding a bridge.
Etymology: time (the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future) + being (a real or imaginary living creature)
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COMMENTS:
very cerebral - bookowl, 2009-06-16: 16:46:00
creepy - mrskellyscl, 2009-06-16: 16:55:00
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Tockpsychology
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tok sik ol ogee
Sentence: Mr. Grant was the devil for playing tockpsychology games on his employees. Even if they came in at 6:00 am, he'd watch anyone leaving before 5:30 pm and make snide comments on their lack of dedication.
Etymology: Tock (as in Tick Tock, the sound of a clock) & Psychology (the science of mental life) & Wordplay on toxicology (the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons)
Clockstalk
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: klok/stawk
Sentence: Jim, our obnoxious, irritating, micro manager, clockstalks every employee ensuring that they give 110% of their working time to the company.
Etymology: clock + stalk
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Mustang, 2009-06-17: 00:45:00
this is priceless! - mweinmann, 2009-06-17: 07:46:00
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Chronaumatize
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: chrawn - AUWM - uh - tyz
Sentence: Edgar had developed the annoying habit of perching where he could see all his workers as quitting time approached and he would attempt to chronaumatize anyone who even looked as though they might be trying to sneak out a few minutes early.
Etymology: Blend of chronometer (clock) and traumatize.
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COMMENTS:
I know people like that - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-23: 09:03:00
Lumberg!!! - scissorlips, 2008-04-23: 10:58:00
Lumberg,indeed! Nice blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-23: 17:45:00
Lumberg it is! Uhhh, what or who is Lumberg? Or dare I ask? LOL - Mustang, 2008-04-23: 20:00:00
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Gotchawatcher
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Got-char-wat-chur
Sentence: Bob knew that he wouldn't be able to leave work early, as the gotchawatcher had his eye on him.
Etymology: Got you + watcher = Gotchawatcher
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COMMENTS:
clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-23: 09:03:00
like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-23: 17:48:00
I used to work for that guy too. - Mustang, 2008-04-23: 21:56:00
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Micromangerment
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: micro/man/ger/ment
Sentence: Sue felt overwhelming micromangerment when her boss never saw the big picture but always obsessed about ridiculous aspects of the job like clock watching.
Etymology: micromanagement + anger
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COMMENTS:
Nice word: sorta has a "dog in the manger" feel about it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-23: 17:42:00
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Tickoff
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: tick - off
Sentence: We turn a blind eye to staff showing up early to work but we are rigorous about tickoff procedures and plan to appoint a manager to ensure that all staff are ticked off in an efficient and pleasant manner.
Etymology: tick (of the clock) off (as in off home, sign off, off the clock) ticked off (pissed off) tick off (cross off the list as each subordinate leaves the office)
Drachronian
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: drey-KROH-nee-uhn
Sentence: "Time is money" yelled Bob so often at his long-suffering staff, that all were finally diagnosed as suffering from drachronian's syndrome, and placed indefinitely on tick leave.
Etymology: Blend of DRACO of draconian fame: Athenian lawgiver who mandated death as punishment for even minor crimes. Fig: severe, inflexible, ruthless. CHRONO, Gk meaning time, as in chronology. DRACULA: ogre, terror, bugbear. IA: suffix meaning disease, state, condition.
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-23: 08:56:00
Perfect! - ErWenn, 2008-04-23: 09:49:00
I like the 'chrono' inflection...great word. - Mustang, 2008-04-23: 21:57:00
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Minutger
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: min - ut - jer
Sentence: Clyde was a brutal minutger. No matter how many hours his employees worked, he monitored every minute that they spent going to the bathroom, eating lunch, or talking to customers. He wanted to make sure that not a minute was ever wasted
Etymology: minute, manager
Chronologre
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kruh-nol-oh-ger
Sentence: Cindy's boss can be a real chronologre when he wants to be. He acts like you are stealing from him personally if you clock out even a minute early. Maybe if he had the skill or drive to do something really useful life would be different.
Etymology: chronology (the arrangement of dates, events, etc, in order of occurrence) + ogre (a monstrously ugly, cruel, or barbarous person)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
stache - 2008-04-23: 22:10:00
slackervisor looks a little like hank hill.
daniellegeorge - 2008-04-24: 13:17:00
clockblock is genius
- 2008-07-27: 19:30:00
nice words
bob - 2008-07-27: 22:57:00
nice stuff!
wordmeister - 2008-07-27: 23:43:00
Timely words today
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
Where is everybody today? Vacations galore?
monkey88 - 2011-11-18: 01:36:00