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Micromanagement

A form of management practiced by neurotic, uptight and middle-aged white males. This form of management often involves nonsensical and brandish displays of masculinity. In addition to this, it is often characterized by repetitive and demeaning orders as well as the occasional scolding.

See: Mushroom Management for further reading.
Micromanagement in your life:

Manager: Hey, I'm gonna need you to go ahead and skip your lunch and re stack everything in isles 12-16.

Employee: But I just stacked them this morning.

Manager: And when you get done that it's your turn to clean the public restroom, have it done before the end of your shift.
by Silence DogoodINGTON December 15, 2011
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Helicopter Micromanagement

Helicopter Micromanagement refers to a manager who pays extremely close attention to his or her subordinate's experiences and problems, above and beyond the normal micromanagement style normally exhibited.
My manager told me she is making a surprise appearance at the meet and greet today. Some people just have to observe everything and anything. I'm surprised she doesn't come to my house to make sure I brush my teeth correctly. Talk about helicopter micromanagement.
by RivermanME February 19, 2010
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Double Micromanagement

When your boss and your boss's boss both are overmanaging the same issue.
Boss's boss: "Send me the monthly report right away"
...shortly after that...
Boss: "Send me the monthly report right away"
Previously-happy-go-lucky employee: "assholes. Stop that double micromanagement"
by happy-go-lucky employee March 18, 2013
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Social Micromanaging

When all social activities of a group are authorized by a single person. This person permits the people invited, location of meeting, time of event, and activities of the event.
That crazy girl keeps social micromanaging me! I can't cut a break! Who cares who I eat lunch with???!! AHHHH!!!!
by MarkEwok December 29, 2011
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Micromanager

You: doing absolutely anything

JJ: YOUR DOING THAT WRONG BECAUSE I DONT DO IT THAT WAY YOU IDOT AHHHHHHHHHHH.

Jj Is a micromanager
by JJ Glinka February 7, 2021
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Micromanagement

mi·cro·man·age
/ˈmīkrōmanij/
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verb
control every part, however small, of (an enterprise or activity).
"he did not want to give the impression that he was micromanaging the war"

Or simply just defined as Andre Fowler
No-No-No.

Just do it like this JT.
Yeah yeah JT, you were right.

Hence the term micromanagement
by Smart Guy01 November 10, 2022
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