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Office Dictionary

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC 228835

 

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.

Happy Monday!

 

Janice Roosevelt
Keller Williams Brandywine Valley - West Chester, PA
OICP ABR, ePRO,Ecobroker

Sonja: exhausting, isn't it, keeping up with this, I think I need to focus on the positive.

Feb 08, 2009 10:07 PM
Sonja Babic
Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC - New Bern, NC
New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC

Janice on some days that's easier then on others but do we have choice?

Feb 08, 2009 10:12 PM
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Sonja, thanks for putting a smile on my face on Monday morning!

Feb 08, 2009 10:16 PM
Sonja Babic
Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC - New Bern, NC
New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC

Thanks Gabe that was my intention. Have a great week!

Feb 08, 2009 10:24 PM
Don Rogers
Keller Williams Realty Chesterfield - O'Fallon, MO
Realtor, Broker, CDPE, GRI, OnullFallon MO & St Charles County MO homes

Sonja, This is just what the doctor ordered, a definition of what goes on in the office place.  Now all I need is an explanation of how to get out of the blamestorming and treeware..  Thanks for the chuckle.

Feb 08, 2009 11:40 PM
Sandra McCarty
Keller Williams - Southlake, TX
Sandy McCarty your Relocation agent for Iowa

Prairie Dogging and Cube Farm are my favorite!!  LOL

Feb 08, 2009 11:47 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

Sonja, That's a fine list and right on target for the most part. That is the scary part...

Feb 09, 2009 06:15 AM
Sonja Babic
Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC - New Bern, NC
New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC

Don it is very hard especially if you are in the right company.

Sandy i liked doggies too

Paul soooo scary that we even laugh about, LOL

Feb 09, 2009 07:05 AM