Unofficial task done in the workplace. Common abbreviation: G-job. Origin: during WWII, some sensitive tasks were given directly to a worker, and his supervisor might not be authorized to know exactly what it was. Thus the response when the supervisor questions what appears to be personal work done on company time: "it's government work."
Hey Tim, you're not scheduled to be running the lathe today, what are you working on? Just a little "government job".
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“Government work” is what one does for oneself in a shop on company time using company tools, machinery and materials. “Government work” “hides” the fact that you are stealing company resources by implying that it’s a secret, off the books, project. But since everyone knows what “government work” means you really aren’t hiding anything, you’re sharing an inside joke.
When someone says “that’s good enough for government work,” they are admitting that they are doing less than perfect work because it’s just for their personal use.
When someone says “that’s good enough for government work,” they are admitting that they are doing less than perfect work because it’s just for their personal use.
Worker 1: What’s that? It doesn’t look like any of our usual products.
Worker 2: I can’t tell you, It’s government work.
Worker 1: It looks like a part for your new motorcycle.
Worker 2: I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you.
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Worker 1: That part you’re working on will never pass inspection.
Worker 2: Doesn’t matter, it’s government work.
Worker 2: I can’t tell you, It’s government work.
Worker 1: It looks like a part for your new motorcycle.
Worker 2: I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you.
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Worker 1: That part you’re working on will never pass inspection.
Worker 2: Doesn’t matter, it’s government work.
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“You can tell they ain’t never got a taste of that Government Cheese”
(Talking about making it out)
“Can’t believe I used to live off Government Cheese”
(Talking about someone poor)
“They look like they have Government Cheese for every meal”
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Hym "And that is the opposite of how that works. I am not a politician. I do not need your vote. I don't need you financial support. And as someone who does not need those thing, I am not accountable to you. The problem IS... The people who DO need that... The YouTube fucking panhandlers. The politicians. THEY think THEY are not that as well. So enjoy the cold becomes they are just going to do nothing, do another government shutdown, go on vacation again and shuffle papers around."
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Example: Faced with an economic downturn, Government Cognition might prioritize a flashy tax rebate or a high-visibility infrastructure project announced before an election, while the deeper, longer-term structural reforms recommended by economic experts within the state bureaucracy are shelved as politically risky or lacking immediate payoff.
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