morale offset

something you do to make up for something you did wrong or think you did wrong

i bought my friend lunch as a morale offset for treating him like shit last week

by acidscherzo April 8, 2011

Theory of Offsetting Mistakes

This theory recognizes that humans are not perfect and that for every mistake in a model or schedule
there will be another "mistake" in somewhat equal scope to offset each other, hence rendering the model or budget still valid.
The idea behind is that things will anyway fall the way they fall and we cannot control for that.
The optimistic view is that this theory rejects Murphy's Law, the negligent take on it is the "Trust me, it will be OK" approach to life.
Decide where you want to be.

Accountant 1: oh, crap... we forgot to add $1 million in income from product X sales to the budget
Accountant 2: oh, fudge... product Y's revenue is inflated by $980K...oh wait... based on the Theory of Offsetting Mistakes all is well, the numbers we gave the CEO are still valid, yay.

Girl: oh, crap... your condom broke
Dude: oh, fudge... you miscounted your days, your period is due today at 8pm.... you are not pregnant, yay.

by Tim E Wastin August 26, 2013

:Offset, Demon Studios, ESRevolution 24x7 Esports Network, And Universal Films: Sangria: The Digital Being:

:Offset, Demon Studios, ESRevolution 24x7 Esports Network, And Universal Films: Sangria: The Digital Being:

:Offset, Demon Studios, ESRevolution 24x7 Esports Network, And Universal Films: Sangria: The Digital Being:

by TheSpartanicaOfAnyHellstromu3e April 4, 2025