The fundamental dichotomy when designing any web application: The business goals/requirements of the enterprise (the "push") vs. the needs/requirements of the end-user/customer (the "pull"). Best visualized with a simple, two-circle Venn diagram. The intersection being the "sweet" spot (no-brainer stuff to do). Some designers/researchers will add a third circle for technological constraints (context), but many effective designers prefer to make that a secondary consideration during early concepting.
This corporate mandate to increase self-service options and reduce traffic to your call centers ignores the push-pull trade-off between cost and customer satisfaction; there are certain cases where the customer really feels the need to talk to someone.
by jfkelley June 18, 2018
Get the Push-Pullmug. Push Me Pull You
noun
A sexual position where two guys align midsection-to-midsection, one face-up and one face-down, with each simultaneously penetrating the other’s asshole. Both partners grab each other’s feet to leverage the push-pull action, syncing up the thrust like a perverted seesaw. Equal effort—or equal laziness—is key.
noun
A sexual position where two guys align midsection-to-midsection, one face-up and one face-down, with each simultaneously penetrating the other’s asshole. Both partners grab each other’s feet to leverage the push-pull action, syncing up the thrust like a perverted seesaw. Equal effort—or equal laziness—is key.
"Last night Steve was lazy and wanted to be bottom too, so we locked feet for a push me pull you and made it work."
by Harryhazapony April 5, 2025
Get the Push me pull youmug. Using the sucking property of Luigi’s Poltergust and the blowing property of Gooigi’s poltergust at the same time. Same with the vice versa. Used to avoid money while moving sand.
Coined: Can You Beat Luigi's Mansion 3 Without Collecting Any Money? - DPadGamer
Coined: Can You Beat Luigi's Mansion 3 Without Collecting Any Money? - DPadGamer
by MaybeARealWord April 25, 2021
Get the double trouble push-and-pullmug. A way of describing a job that is mechanical literally like a factory worker or figuratively but still much like a flow chart. The antithesis of this is anything that requires highly specialized skill and intuition.
After pushing buttons and pulling levers for 40 years at the wooden toy factory, Leroy had a knack for fitting square pegs in round holes as evidence by the collections of rasps and files he had in his pocket.
by JizzCaster69 December 11, 2023
Get the pushing buttons and pulling leversmug.