Verboticism: Micromangerment
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.
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
Points: 863
Comments: Micromangerment
OZZIEBOB - 2008-04-23: 17:42:00
Nice word: sorta has a "dog in the manger" feel about it!