I’m surprised no else picked up the ball

DEFINITION: The ability to listen intently and sympathize with your colleagues when they request assistance, and then to simply, and completely, forget about it.

I'm surprised that no one else has picked up the ball.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Scampathy: /Skam-path-ee/ Instead of helping Jill go up the hill to fetch a pail of water, Jack stayed at home out of sheer laziness. He was a master of the art of scampathy. Etymology: Scam + scamp + empathy. Scam: a con; something designed to fool you. Scamp: a rascal. Empathy: to put yourself in another person’s shoes, to see their point of view. Created by: Discoveria.

Flipservice: /flip-sur-vus/ His flipservice was so convincing, he never did any actual work Etymology: flip (about face) + lip service (hypocracy) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Eyewall: /eye-wall/ His eye contact was perfect and sincere and his responses empathetic and kind, but his memory was going into shut down mode. He was a master at the ability to eyewall his colleagues. Etymology: eye + eye ball + fire wall Created by: Stevenson0.

Limpathy: /-ˈlɪm.pəˌθi-/ Customer service representatives are often judged on their limpathy skills as opposed to their ability to actually fix problems. Etymology: From limp + empathy Created by: ErWenn.

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