The person lowest on the hierarchy of your workplace, who is most likely the first one dismissed during a layoff. Other workers will use the workplace canary as a sign of an impending layoff.
John:Hey Jeff did you hear they laid off Mike today?
Jeff:Well that figures he was the workplace canary.
John: Damn, I guess we need to get our resumes updated.
Jeff:Well that figures he was the workplace canary.
John: Damn, I guess we need to get our resumes updated.
by Adam Flores Jr. February 25, 2008
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by Xeneth July 18, 2005
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Going back to your place of work constantly when you're not working. Typical and most common in supermarket employees. Even though you hate your job, you love your place of work and go there all the time when you're off from work because its so much better, and if its a store you can freely buy things. Relatable to actual Stockholm Syndrome, when someone who is kidnapped gains pitty/respect for their captor.
Though the cashier hates his job at the supermarket, he constantly goes there when he's not working because of his severe case of Workplace Stockholm Syndrome.
by TheFiend138 April 28, 2015
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Get the Applications And Workplace mug.Rated "Class IV" on the Petty Scale, Wordplay Petty is the act of intentionally misconstrueing a normal word or phrase in order to completely change the meaning of the statement. This is typically done on the fly.
Z: You can see into my house! I hate this wide peephole!!!
M: You hate white people??
Z: I hate Wordplay Petty.. -_-
M: You hate white people??
Z: I hate Wordplay Petty.. -_-
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Z: You can see into my house! I hate this wide peephole!!!
M: You hate white people??
Z: I hate Wordplay Petty.. -_-
M: You hate white people??
Z: I hate Wordplay Petty.. -_-
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Get the Wordplay Petty mug.In the age of COVID19, many people are working online and using video conferencing apps. When a person dresses in work clothes from the waist up and doesn't pay attention to what they're wearing below the waist because it can't be seen on video, they're wearing a workplace mullet.
Today on our online staff meeting, I wore a workplace mullet. No one knew I had my pajama bottoms on!
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