Pronounced DOO-SHA-CRAT.
The lethal combination of an arrogant and obnoxious douche, an obstructionist paper-pusher bureaucrat lacking competence and
accountability; and a career-railroading office snake. Often confused with doucheacrat, douchecrat is not affiliated with any
political party. They can be a government, non-profit or
private sector employee or manager that prioritizes their own standing ahead of their team’s, department’s, or organization’s well-being.
Often created by under-developed and incompetent managers, Douchecrats exhibit the following behaviors:
· Perpetuates problems they are supposed to solve.
· Delegates all of responsibilities but retains power
· Is often too busy looking too busy
· Sports a shit-eating grin as they obstruct your ability to do your job, your promotion potential, while slowly pushing you out
· Preys on those deemed inferior and deceitfully wins loyalty from management
I asked John for advice on leveraging my event planning skills and downtime to help our team plan a successful conference. Our boss subsequently scolded me, for
according to John "trying to go over her head." Now my boss refuses to
talk to me and relies on him for
everything. I hear that he’s now in the running to get that promotion instead of me – what a fucking douchecrat!