The Essays and Effluvia blog has an collection of terms it says are new office slang words. Here are a few of our favorites from the list.
Alpha Geek - The most knowledgeable, technically proficient person in an office or work group. "I dunno, ask Rick. He's our alpha geek."
Blamestorming - A group discussion of why a deadline was missed or a project failed and who was responsible.
Cube Farm - An office filled with cubicles.
Plug-and-Play - A new hire who doesn’t require training. "That new guy is totally plug-and-play."
Prairie Dogging - When something loud happens in a cube farm, causing heads to pop up over the walls trying to see what's going on.
Tourists - Those who take training classes just to take a vacation from their jobs. "There were only three serious students in the class; the rest were just tourists."
We aren't sure all of the words on the lists are actually used in the office but some of them are pretty funny.
