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Process Fossil

A workplace procedure that continues to exist long after technology made it unnecessary, usually defended with the phrase “because that’s how we’ve always done it.”

Often involves unnecessary steps like three paper copies, a signature, and filing paperwork that could have been a spreadsheet, email, or photo.

A process fossil survives purely because nobody in management has updated the system since the 1990s.
“Our office requires three paper copies, a signature, and a receipt attached just to verify a $60 purchase.”

“That’s not accounting… that’s a process fossil.”
by millenialstruggles1102 March 6, 2026
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Process drift

The gradual, often unconscious shift in a work process, system, or organizational behavior away from its original purpose—usually due to routine, habit, or the illusion of progress. Common in corporate, bureaucratic, or tech settings where the system just keeps running… because that’s what it does.
“Why are we still sending daily update emails no one reads?”
“No clue. Classic case of process drift
by Richard A April 25, 2025
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Profeshyweshy

A graspable, approachable way to say professional so that people won't be intimidated by the vast success of your/others life.
Bryan needs to seek some profeshyweshy mental help to help his little brainywainy.
by Lady DangerMouse November 25, 2025
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Profestory; profestorying

A personal story interjected into a lecture by a college professor to help make academic content more relatable.

The act of a college professor launching into a personal story mid lecture to help make academic content more relatable.
Profestory; profestorying

The history instructor told a profestory about how much her first smartphone cost, then began profestorying about how her brother's PC disks were much larger than modern day thumb drives.
by The History Prof December 29, 2025
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Spawned Process

Having a child.
Congratulations, I heard that you and your significant other are about to have a Spawned Process. Welcome to the wonderful world of becoming a parental unit.
by DAE51D October 3, 2011
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