kitchen toilet

A "kitchen toilet" is a slang term within organizational design describing a structural choice within an organization (shape, authority, accountability, etc...) that does not make sense. Kitchen toilets can only be explained by going back in time and understanding the path that produced the current outcome. The people who were there for the choices have accepted the odd choice because they were there for the journey and understand the constraints that produced it. A person joining the organization afterwards has the experience of walking in and asking "Why do you have a toilet in your kitchen?"

The new person might start tugging on the toilet because toilets in kitchens are generally bad ideas. They realize the toilet has a lot of associated plumbing tied into the kitchen that can only be seen when they try to rip it out. The person must decide if they want to take on the cost of removing the toilet to produce a more fundamentally sound kitchen, or get used to holding their nose and walking around the toilet while using the kitchen.

I just took over a new team, and it is just kitchen toilets everywhere. Lots of people promoted into roles that make no sense for what we need to accomplish now. Decision are parked far from where they are understood and create impact for no discernible reason. And it is top heavy with people who can neither lead nor do. These choices may have made sense at some point, but now I am going to have to tear down and rebuild the whole organization because it is so structurally flawed.

by Corporate Linguist January 9, 2024

Dirty kitchen

Secondary outdoor kitchen used in many Asian families or countries for the purpose of cooking smellier and higher-heat foods

Moms cooking anchovies in the dirty kitchen.

by chechthabetch May 19, 2020

kitchen illiterate

A women who has not learned to use a kitchen aka a useless women.

Sam has no idea how to cook, she is f-ing kitchen illiterate!

by boyfriendofakitchilliterate September 8, 2011

Kitchen Revolutions / Kuchenne rewolucje

Polish program about restaurants, main character is Magda Gessler. She's very mean and shouts at everyone but great at cooking. People write to her if they need BIG help with thier restaurants. She helps :<

Kitchen Revolutions / Kuchenne rewolucje is bad program

by LittleRoseDrawer August 16, 2019

kitchen baby

A new employee in restaurant who cooks food.

The kitchen baby didn't know how to restock fry tubs

by Kitchen babii March 12, 2023

subterranean kitchen knife

the act of doing anal using tabasco sauce as lube

"My partner talked me into trying the subterranean kitchen knife in the bedroom, our relationship will never be the same."

by brainstorm-with-friends August 12, 2017

OGs of McDonald’s kitchen crew

When you first start working at McDonalds you meet the OG kitchen crew of your time they will train you until you replace them and become a OG and so the cycle continues

Have you heard the OGs of McDonald’s kitchen crew had been scheduled for the Friday dinner rush

by Scooty_alreadyinuse May 11, 2024