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Parkinson’s law

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
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Mason Parkinson

A funny sonic news youtuber who is funny asf and always yells "SUBSCRIBE IF YOU LIKE SONIC" at the end of his videos.
Person 1: Yo watch mason parkinson he's funny
Person 2: ok
by Mason Parkinson #1 fan December 18, 2024
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Parkinsons Piercing

When you get such a butched piercing job that it might as well have been done by someone who has a neurological disorder and can't sit still.
"My piercing got infected because they messed up the process."
"I see how bad that looks. Nice Parkinsons Piercing."
by MangoAphro November 2, 2025
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Parkinson's law

Parkinson's law states that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion". In the context of time management, this means that if you allocate a week for a task that could realistically be done in a few hours, it will likely take the entire week to complete, leading to inefficiency and procrastination.
I thought I could knock out that report in a couple of hours, but thanks to Parkinson's law, I ended up stretching it over the whole week just because I had the time.
by Emotional Cruiser November 4, 2025
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Chase parkinson

Always spoils the joke, ruins everything, and has a small dick. I mean theirs a reason why he doesn’t get girls. If I had a way to describe him it would be nazi cause he is obsessed with hitler and is a cardinals bandwagon.
You fucking chase parkinson, you will never go to college.
by Brett Schartner November 27, 2021
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