Office Slang

Someone forwarded me a link to these—yYou may have seen them before but they are so funny that they worthy of another look. (Please pardon the lack of sourcing here; I believe many of these originated in Wired magazine.)

404

Someone who is clueless. From the Web error message, "404 Not Found," which means the document requested couldn’t be located. "Don’t bother asking John. He’s 404."

Adminisphere

The rarified organizational layers above the rank and file that makes decisions that are often profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant.

Alpha Geek

The most knowledgeable, technically proficient person in an office or work group. "I dunno, ask Rick. He’s our alpha geek."

Assmosis

The process by which some people seem to absorb success and advancement by kissing up to the boss rather than working hard.

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