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The mushroom theory of management

An old, time-honored management technique in large corporations.

1. Keep your employees in the dark.
2. Feed them shit.
3. When they grow up, cut them off at the roots.
The CEO of XYZ Corp is a big believer in the mushroom theory of management.
by Hot Licks July 21, 2020
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MCPrison's Management

The definition of bad management where the managers are full of simps, can't take advice, and fulfills every definition of bad management.
Player: Do you think Arkham has bad management?

Another player: Compared to MCPrison's Management, it more than fine.
by SuckItCree January 29, 2021
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mushroom management

A way to manage tech teams working to an ill-defined task, described by Tracy Kidder as "Keep them in the dark, feed them shit, watch them grow" (in his 1981 title 'The Soul of a New Machine' about the people that built the first minicomputer at Data General).
As long as the outcome remains undefined, there's no way to hold them accountable for whichever result. You'd better apply mushroom management instead.
by Nada Knicks August 5, 2022
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left lane manager

Driver who rushes up behind you while you’re driving in the left lane on the highway and rides your ass until you move over to the right.
Uh oh, got a dickhead left lane manager on my ass, better move over before this fucktard barrels into us and kills us.
by creedlawofwny July 8, 2023
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task manager

that app you open when another app forgets how to work
ah fuck, chrome froze, guess it's time to open task manager
by TechNerd22 November 30, 2021
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Game management

The practice of time wasting, diving and general cheating employed by footballers in the closing stages of a match.
They’ve gone 1-0 up with 10 minutes to go. It’s all about the game management now.
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Manager

The person Karen wants to speak with
"Please mam I assure you that he didn't purposely forget the pickle" "yes I AM the manager"
"Can I speak to your fucking manager?"
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