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Caught in an over-polite standoff about who should walk through an exit first.
Read full entry →At the painfully slow pace typical of a reluctant message response.
Read full entry →To quickly appear productive when a manager enters the vicinity.
Read full entry →Used to introduce an additional grievance immediately after conceding a point.
Read full entry →In a manner influenced more by the forecast than by actual current conditions.
Read full entry →A departure prolonged by repeated, unnecessary final conversations.
Read full entry →According to the unofficial rules governing shared bedcovers.
Read full entry →Used when a refusal is already weakening into possible agreement.
Read full entry →Positioned next to something only until real responsibility becomes involved.
Read full entry →A conversational response used when it makes no logical sense.
Read full entry →Unable to retain information delivered during corporate meetings.
Read full entry →To voluntarily give someone the final piece of food despite wanting it yourself.
Read full entry →To lose focus gradually during a meeting while continuing to look attentive.
Read full entry →A habitual response to uncertainty on a screen.
Read full entry →Confident that a chosen queue will move fastest, usually without justification.
Read full entry →In the uncertain period between intending to start a task and actually beginning it.
Read full entry →To leave home without a coat despite an obviously uncertain forecast.
Read full entry →The belief that sitting near work will somehow cause it to be completed.
Read full entry →An expression used when understanding arrives several seconds late.
Read full entry →To appear occupied by composing a message while avoiding eye contact.
Read full entry →An undefined group blamed collectively for an inconvenient decision.
Read full entry →Temporarily unable to produce enthusiasm for human interaction.
Read full entry →To move through browser tabs without remembering the original task.
Read full entry →To place clothing on a chair instead of hanging it up properly.
Read full entry →The dictionary is still being written
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