Nick Wills-Johnson's definitions

Administrivia

Mindless bureaucratic tasks imposed on workers by management in order to crush the soul and prevent one from achieving anything useful or fulfilling.

Oh God! Another diversity report for the Ethics Office. When will this administrivia end?

by Nick Wills-Johnson September 14, 2007

administrivioid

A person whose working life consists of nothing but administrivia (see previous); mindless, repeditive bureaucratic tasks that serve little real purpose.

I quit my job because the company turned me into an administrivioid, trapped in cubicle hell.

by Nick Wills-Johnson September 14, 2007