1 definition by VigilanceScribe
The full meaning is Officer of Aimless Wandering (OAW) or Officer Tailing the Superior (OTS):
An employee who works by merely accompanying their superior and reiterating their superior's instructions to the subordinates. This employee doesn't have any specific tasks of their own.
An employee who works by merely accompanying their superior and reiterating their superior's instructions to the subordinates. This employee doesn't have any specific tasks of their own.
1. The employee felt like an OAW/OTS as they wandered around the office without a clear task or direction.
2. The OAW/OTS diligently followed the manager throughout the conference, echoing their instructions to the team.
2. The OAW/OTS diligently followed the manager throughout the conference, echoing their instructions to the team.
by VigilanceScribe August 15, 2023