The department that turned firing into a growth opportunity.
A budgeting approach where every expense must be justified from zero, which sounds reasonable until you spend three months justifying office supplies.
A job opening that remains perpetually posted but is never actually filled due to unrealistic requirements, budget freezes, or lack of genuine intent to hire. The corporate equivalent of Schrödinger's job—simultaneously open and closed.
An employee who is disengaged, going through the motions, and emotionally checked out while physically present. Also called 'most middle managers.'