Slang used by young employees to talk about jobs, bosses, and office life.
50 words
A recently hired employee.
To briefly check in with someone about progress.
A suggestion to discuss something outside of the current meeting.
Someone who works well and cooperatively with others.
Something that can realistically be acted upon.
A message or action to check on a previous request.
Being copied on an email for visibility without direct action.
Having too many meetings scheduled to get real work done.
A period of mass voluntary job quitting seen across industries.
A company policy requiring employees back in a physical workplace.
Openly sharing pay information among employees.
Frequently switching jobs, often to advance quickly.
A manager who is rarely available or responsive.
Overly formal or vague business jargon.
Casual conversation among coworkers about non-work topics.
An easy task or win that requires little effort.
A person invested in or affected by a project's outcome.
A specific task or item that needs to be completed and handed off.
A quick meeting to align on progress or plans.
Short for 'end of day,' a common work deadline term.
Short for 'paid time off.'
A job environment with unhealthy or harmful behavior.
Extreme exhaustion caused by prolonged work stress.
The process of getting a new employee set up and trained.
A short daily team meeting to share quick updates.
Short for asynchronous, meaning communication that doesn't happen in real time.
A request to be contacted, usually through chat.
How well someone's personality matches a company's environment.
Focused, uninterrupted time spent on important tasks.
Someone's available time or capacity to take on more work.
A buzzword for teams working well together, often used jokingly.
A phrase meaning to revisit a topic later.
Accidentally or intentionally replying to a whole email group.
A status meaning someone is unavailable for work.
Short for 'work from home.'
An extra job or business someone does outside their main work.
The mindset of glorifying constant hard work and busyness.
Pretending to look busy at work without doing much.
A shortened, casual term for corporate settings or jobs.
A trendy, sharp professional style outfit for work.
A job listing posted with no real intention of hiring anyone.
Exhaustion from too many video calls in a day.
Overseeing every small detail of someone's work excessively.
Someone who leaves a company and later returns to work there.
Showing up to the office briefly just to be seen before leaving.
Openly and vocally expressing dissatisfaction while doing minimal work before leaving.
Keeping other job options open while still employed.
Suddenly applying to many jobs out of workplace frustration.
A trend of easing into the work week by doing less on Mondays.
Doing only the minimum required at work without going above and beyond.