Definitions by Hot Licks
The mushroom theory of management
An old, time-honored management technique in large corporations.
1. Keep your employees in the dark.
2. Feed them shit.
3. When they grow up, cut them off at the roots.
1. Keep your employees in the dark.
2. Feed them shit.
3. When they grow up, cut them off at the roots.
The mushroom theory of management by Hot Licks July 21, 2020
mushroom management
Keep them in the dark, feed them shit, and when they grow up, cut them off at the roots. (At least this is the way I remember hearing it in 1974.)
mushroom management by Hot Licks November 1, 2015
finger check
A computer "bug" that is the result of the operator pressing the wrong keys. Derived from "finger" (obviously) and "check" (meaning a computer-detected error).
Similar to "operator malfunction".
Similar to "operator malfunction".
finger check by Hot Licks February 28, 2011