Office canary: a worthless or virtually worthless employee who will definitely be fired before you, but if that person does get fired, you had better look out.
Very similar to the canarys miners would take into the mine with them to warn them about poison gas. If the canary died, it was time to get out of dodge…
Where did the girl go that sat near the door?
She got let go and now I'm worried as she was my office canary.
Where did the girl go that sat near the door?
She got let go and now I'm worried as she was my office canary.
by Matt Kerr April 23, 2008
Being at work and feeling like you have 6 bosses telling you that you screwed up and not wanting to care or work anymore.
by Frank August 31, 2004
Does all the crappy jobs in the office no-one else wants to do. Maybe involving going around town getting keys cut or popping over the post office to pick up post too.
by Paul Richards April 11, 2008
one who has an incessant tendency to fluctuate the volume on a television based on anticipation of loud noises, crude language, or a sex scene despite numerous requests to stop.
by 123baseball321 March 23, 2009
a manager that is infamously known for handing off their work and other useless assignments to you that they could and should be doing themselves
by Disgruntled_in_SJ March 17, 2011
a person who enforces trolling upon a troll who is pissing off someone else, when doing this he or she protects and serves the weak who are trolled, while looking for lulz.
by the professional tbo December 15, 2014
by Mr_Avacado_Man November 27, 2017