Whenever I hear the word corporate, I get the image of indoctrinated people working on bog standard computers within an eternal sea of cubicles. Each individual works continually with no expression. They simply do the job they are assigned to. They have no personal identity, only a corporate identity. Every aspect of their being has been conditioned so they are only compatible within a corporate environment. Every aspect of their lives is an extensive marketing campaign. They eat at McDonald's. They drink at Starbucks. They sleep on furniture made by IKEA. They are part of an entity which continues to destroy until there is nothing else, all for the sole purpose of generating profit. And somewhere deep inside these people is the underlying truth that somewhere down the line they lost their humanity, and became supporters of the institutions that destroyed it...
by GoAskAlex1991 January 10, 2012
Man, I was going to get that 47-inch Sony flat screen, but Corporate would only sign off on a 32-inch Hitachi.
Sorry, Corporate didn't approve the Vegas weekend. Go on without me.
Sorry, Corporate didn't approve the Vegas weekend. Go on without me.
by burnt sox March 28, 2010
by Little Swindler December 12, 2022
Hipster 1: hey, do you like Iron and Whine?
Hipster 2: don't be ridiculous they turned into corporates ever since they had a song on the twilight album.
Hipster 2: don't be ridiculous they turned into corporates ever since they had a song on the twilight album.
by Morehipsterthanholly February 06, 2012
Noun: Cocaine. Derived from the common fact that when an individual achieves a promotion to the corporate office of a business they celebrate...hard. Usually with the "champagne" of drugs.
Verb: "Going Corporate". The act of ingesting said anesthetic.
Verb: "Going Corporate". The act of ingesting said anesthetic.
Kevin: "Hey congradualtions on your promotion. And to celebrate I think it's time we have an official "Corporate Meeting". Meet me in my office."
Jeff: "Vegas was awesome! We partied so hard, Roy even went corporate."
Jeff: "Vegas was awesome! We partied so hard, Roy even went corporate."
by R Demetrius R February 24, 2006
"He's had three heart attacks in the last six months, hasn't seen his kids and a year and will gladly tell you the sky is beet red if his boss says so. He's a real asset to the corporation."
by Salieri82 July 22, 2009
1. Your business becomes successful to the point where you decide that you no longer want to take responsibility of it, however you decide to keep your status by renaming your position as CEO, CFO, etc. so that you can determine your own ridiculous salary and sell your stocks to "shareholders" who then take responsibility of your business. Furthermore, if your company is a bank you can then purposely go bankrupt so that the government can bail you out to give yourself a bonus in addition to your ridiculous salary because the taxpayers will pay it and they don't have any say-so in the government. You can also donate money without paying taxes to a politician's shell corporation so that nobody will ever know it was you "on record." You also (wrongly) assume that the average taxpayer is too stupid to know what's going on here.
2. An expletive used to describe anything that amounts to investment without return.
2. An expletive used to describe anything that amounts to investment without return.
I should incorporate my business so that I can sell stock to people and then purposely go bankrupt, get bailed out, and give myself a bonus on top of the ridiculous salary I already make!
or
Hey, did you see that new car that Tom bought for $50,000? It's made out of plastic and duct tape. It's a real piece of corporation!!!
or
Hey, did you see that new car that Tom bought for $50,000? It's made out of plastic and duct tape. It's a real piece of corporation!!!
by Trismegistus97 February 09, 2013