office plankton

A typical office worker, which usually has certain tasks assigned to them without hopes of getting a promotion or achieving something in his field.

He's just our office plankton, don't mind him...

office plankton by Arnonis July 1, 2014

office plankton

A phrase of (presumably) Russian origin that is used as an offensive description of a regular office worker. The punch comes from the fact that experienced office workers are completely stripped of their personalities and idiosyncrasies, concerned or interested about nothing outside their comfy cubicles, making their appearance similar to that of plankton - mindless and expressionless creatures at the bottom of food chain left at the mercy of those higher up.

14 yo. George: the last thing I want to become when I grow up is office plankton like my parents - they seem miserable and completely powerless. This sucks!

office plankton by Black_Quarterback June 12, 2019