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by Säa November 24, 2023
Get the Schrödinger's FOMOmug. Schrödinger's company is an experiment in small business, often described as a paradox. The experiment presents a company that might be alive or dead, depending on multiple unknowns.
Much like subatomic particles living in a state of quantum superposition, small companies can exist in a strange state of economic superposition. This superposition undergoes collapse into a definite state only at the exact moment someone looks at the company bank account.
The experiment goes like this...
An employee is confined and caged to their work area (for example, chained to their desk). The worker's paycheck comes from an unstable bank account that decays at some unknown rate. With each pay period, the worker has no idea if payment will arrive or not. Word from management may be that the company is making money and/or is well funded. It may be said that there is money in the company account but that unseen forces are not allowing that money to be accessed. Despite everything being fine, the employee is rarely paid on time or in full. This leaves the employee struggling to determine if the company is in business or out of business.
Schrödinger's company poses the question: when does this superposition stop existing as a mixture of states and become one or the other?
The Copenhagen interpretation of economic meltdown implies that the company is considered to be simultaneously in business and out of business until an observer performs a wave function collapsing hopes and dreams into reality.
It has been observed in practice that most workers can tolerate up to 8 weeks without payment. In a standard bell curve fashion, around 10% of employees barely notice not getting paid while around 10% snap and go postal. Everyone else maintains somewhere between apathy and financial frustration.
Much like subatomic particles living in a state of quantum superposition, small companies can exist in a strange state of economic superposition. This superposition undergoes collapse into a definite state only at the exact moment someone looks at the company bank account.
The experiment goes like this...
An employee is confined and caged to their work area (for example, chained to their desk). The worker's paycheck comes from an unstable bank account that decays at some unknown rate. With each pay period, the worker has no idea if payment will arrive or not. Word from management may be that the company is making money and/or is well funded. It may be said that there is money in the company account but that unseen forces are not allowing that money to be accessed. Despite everything being fine, the employee is rarely paid on time or in full. This leaves the employee struggling to determine if the company is in business or out of business.
Schrödinger's company poses the question: when does this superposition stop existing as a mixture of states and become one or the other?
The Copenhagen interpretation of economic meltdown implies that the company is considered to be simultaneously in business and out of business until an observer performs a wave function collapsing hopes and dreams into reality.
It has been observed in practice that most workers can tolerate up to 8 weeks without payment. In a standard bell curve fashion, around 10% of employees barely notice not getting paid while around 10% snap and go postal. Everyone else maintains somewhere between apathy and financial frustration.
Worker 1: If we don't get paid next time, I'm going to ask to be laid off again. Last time they said no but I won't give up so easily this time.
Worker 2: We're only one month behind. That's not bad. Some guys haven't been paid in three months.
Worker 1: Dude, are we even in business still?!? No one comes to work anymore except us... and f--- this. It's almost noon. I'm leaving.
Worker 2: I hear you. This place fits all the signs of Schrödinger's company. Someone with half a brain needs to look at our books, sac up, and end this misery.
Worker 2: We're only one month behind. That's not bad. Some guys haven't been paid in three months.
Worker 1: Dude, are we even in business still?!? No one comes to work anymore except us... and f--- this. It's almost noon. I'm leaving.
Worker 2: I hear you. This place fits all the signs of Schrödinger's company. Someone with half a brain needs to look at our books, sac up, and end this misery.
by MrCoder June 25, 2009
Get the Schrödinger's Companymug. When a player in an online PVP game (usually an FPS like TF2) claims to be friendly in order to avoid being killed, then proceeds to kill other players.
BLU Scout: *kills RED Scout*
RED: WTF DUDE IM FRIENDLY!!!!!!1!!!1!!
BLU: Bro, I saw you shooting at our team's Engineer. You're a Schrödinger's friendly.
RED: WTF DUDE IM FRIENDLY!!!!!!1!!!1!!
BLU: Bro, I saw you shooting at our team's Engineer. You're a Schrödinger's friendly.
by agoofymovie September 16, 2025
Get the Schrödinger's friendlymug. Mark: broooooo i'd fuck the shit outta you my g
Carl: bro r u gay
Mark: nah bro jk, jk
Carl: are you Schrödinger's Homosexual by any chance?
Carl: bro r u gay
Mark: nah bro jk, jk
Carl: are you Schrödinger's Homosexual by any chance?
by ff69 April 27, 2024
Get the Schrödinger's Homosexualmug. A nightmare I had back in the early 2010's.
The big, black Schrödinger's Cat jumped on my head.
I woke up.
The big, black Schrödinger's Cat jumped on my head.
I woke up.
by Vita Smart July 15, 2022
Get the Schrödinger's Catmug. Girl 1: hey have you seen this guy? He's single again and pretty hot maybe I have a chance with him
Girl 2: yeah but he's a schrödinger's dilf you don't know if he has kids yet you don't wanna end up taking care of kids after all
Girl 2: yeah but he's a schrödinger's dilf you don't know if he has kids yet you don't wanna end up taking care of kids after all
by Vincent 64 February 12, 2021
Get the Schrödinger's dilfmug. A comedian who acts like a jerk and based off people's reactions make a joke based off the act in a funny way.
A contrary to Schrodinger's Douchebag
A contrary to Schrodinger's Douchebag
"(Reading out a definition) Someone who is a jerk and decides whether they were joking or not based on how people reacted."
"Im like this all the time"
"yeah but u do it well, making it Schrödinger's Comedian"
"Im like this all the time"
"yeah but u do it well, making it Schrödinger's Comedian"
by mayflooer August 22, 2023
Get the Schrödinger's Comedianmug.