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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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Clockjock
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: klok jok
Sentence: Hal was a clockjock. He eyed his staff like a hungry lion at a zebra watering hole. If they tried to sneak away early, he'd confront them to the point, they'd never do it again. One day, young Mindy raced to the door to escape and was caught by Hal. "Where do you think you are going?" he charged. "My water broke and I need to get to hospital." she cried. "Nice try", he countered. "You've been here long enough to know that all deliveries are made at the rear of the building, after 6:00 p.m.".
Etymology: Clock (a timepiece that shows the time of day) & Jock (a person trained to compete)
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COMMENTS:
"...deliveries are made at the rear of the building, after 6:00 p.m." - HA - priceless
- karenanne, 2010-06-29: 19:43:00
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Clockadoodledue
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: klok a doo dell doo
Sentence: Cylla Stration thought it would be a fun job drawing for a comic book company. Until she met her boss, Mr.Art Work. His policy was that no artist left for the day unless they completed a whole comic book. So he sat by the only exit, by the time clock and monitored his staff. No one left until they could clockadoodledue.
Etymology: Clock (time measurement piece) & Doodle (scribble a drawing on paper) & Due (something owed)
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COMMENTS:
clever - Jabberwocky, 2009-06-16: 13:11:00
Cute! - Mustang, 2009-06-17: 00:47:00
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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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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
Clockblock
Created by: scissorlips
Pronunciation: klahk-blahk
Sentence: Emily was frequently at work well past closing time, finishing loose ends, making up time that was perhaps wasted by her co-workers. However, Fred, her boss, was always right there; a serious pain-in-the-butt that knew nothing of her week and clockblocked her just because she wanted to beat rush hour on Friday.
Etymology: Blocking progress based on a mutually visible clock.
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COMMENTS:
mad props - daniellegeorge, 2008-04-24: 13:18:00
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Theagonyoftheexitsee
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: the/agony/and/the/exit/see
Sentence: Every Friday the staff suffered from theagonyandtheexitsee as they tried to creep past Hal the monitor.
Etymology: the agony and the ecstasy + exit + see
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COMMENTS:
Clever word compilation! - mrskellyscl, 2009-06-16: 16:53:00
Love it! - Nosila, 2009-06-17: 01:36:00
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Bossitch
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: bos-itch
Sentence: Mr. Needler Nosey was such a bositch to his employees and only noticed what he presumed was bad behavior.
Etymology: Boss- A person in charge of the company employees. *itch- Slang for a person who complains about everything.
Metermaidservant
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Rita is a lovely metermaidservant who worships the clock.
Etymology: meter maid + maid servant
Timestapo
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: time-stop-po
Sentence: Michael, the manager, immediately asked why I was walking out the door at 4:58. Of course, the TIMESTAPO don't understand that when your work is complete and your computer is shut down that its pointless to sit around twittling thumbs.
Etymology: time stamp + gestapo
Chronintimidate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: krawn-in-TIM-eh-dayt
Sentence: The new office manager moved his desk to the area next to the door and hung a huge clock on the wall just above his head and anytime anyone appeared to be on the way out early he would chronintimidate them by pointing to the clock and shaking his head.
Etymology: Blend of chronometer (clock) and intimidate.
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