DEFINITION: v. To create an illusion of busyness so that your co-workers, and most importantly your boss, never realize that you have absolutely nothing to do. n. A person who pretends to be very busy.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Skivedriver: /skyv dryv er/ We’ve all worked with them. The skivedriver. The co-worker who can avoid real work, like a spy can elude a tail. The skivedriver puts all his energy and efforts into shirking his responsibilities. The skivedriver thinks he is clever, but how satisfying is spending your day going on bathroom breaks, wandering the halls, hiding in plain sight, having constant doctor and dentist appointments, going home sick or evading anything meaningful to earn your keep? Sooner or later, someone calls his bluff… Etymology: Skive (to not be at work or school when you should be there) & Driver (person with a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire;chase from cover into more open ground)
Created by: Nosila.
Hyperinaction: /hīpərinakshən/ Bob works for the government. His job is subject to political whims. He has become the master of hyperinaction. He will create a flurry of activity only to reverse course and undo everything ha has just done. The bottom line is to look ever busy but to do nothing that will create waves and put his job in jeopardy. Etymology: hyperactive (abnormally or extremely active) + inaction (lack of action where some is expected or appropriate) Created by: artr.
Rushsemblance: /ruhsh-sem-bluhns/ Jerry’s definitely not my fastest worker, he never seems to hit quota, but the rushsemblance he maintains during the work week is that of a dedicated, single-minded drone. Etymology: From “rush” (to hurry) and “semblance” (outward aspect or appearance) Created by: catgrin.
Accounterinsurgent: /ack-ount-er-in-serge-ant/ Ted believed in subverting the system from within by doing as little as possible. He clicked between spreadsheets while gazing into middle distance. No one knew it, but he was proud to be an accounterinsurgent. Etymology: Accounts (money, esp in business) + counter (a desk from behind which service is given)
+ counterinsurgency (combating guerrilla warfare)
Created by: CharlieB.
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