Despite common misconceptions, Parkinson’s law is in fact more akin to Poka Yoke whereby a relentless focus on increasing the efficiency of an organization through any means necessary benefits both employees and shareholders.
When a management consultant applied Parkinson’s law to make my call center more efficient by requiring us to badge in to use the bathroom, I was initially upset because I could no longer take a nap in the stall after lunch, but soon realized I got more done at work at slept better at night. Win win!
by Bezos said so April 29, 2021
Get the Parkinson’s law mug.by Sensetsu December 9, 2008
Get the Law-of-Love mug.The longer a conversation lasts, the higher the chance of Team Fortress 2 being mentioned. The strange thing about this law is that no matter how long the conversation actually lasts, there is a 100% chance that TF2 will come up.
Me - "Hey Thomas. What did you think of that Walking Dead episode last night?"
Them - "Why would I have watched it? You know that I played 69 hours of TF2 last night!"
Me - "Really?! You're providing a textbook example of Thomas' Law!"
Me - "What's wrong with you? You're acting very aggressive today."
Them - "Aggressive? I think you mean Heavy-like!"
Them - "Why would I have watched it? You know that I played 69 hours of TF2 last night!"
Me - "Really?! You're providing a textbook example of Thomas' Law!"
Me - "What's wrong with you? You're acting very aggressive today."
Them - "Aggressive? I think you mean Heavy-like!"
by RobbTheYoungWolf February 17, 2014
Get the Thomas' Law mug.The phenology that 2% of a data set can mimic the formalism and specificity of the entire data set.
The postulation that 2% of the data is equal to the counterpart 98%.
The rule of 2.
The postulation that 2% of the data is equal to the counterpart 98%.
The rule of 2.
The law of small numbers argues that 2% of a population can tip an entire election although formalistic mathematics cannot delineate which 2% of the population that is.
by tomorrowtomorrow December 8, 2018
Get the law of small numbers mug.Similar to Godwin's Law, Iznop's Law is "As an online investment argument grows longer and more heated, it becomes increasingly likely that somebody will equate bad performance or just a general dislike of the investment to a Ponzi scheme. When such an event occurs, the person guilty of invoking Iznop's Law has effectively forfeited the argument."
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"what was the concept we learned in chem last class?"
"idk, I think it was called stunaggin's law or something."
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*Ally is rocking her new channel bag for a day at work at the morgue (cause she is a doctor) and one of her classmates approaches her about her bag*
person: "your bag shouldn't be in here, its like not the place for that"
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