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Workplace Deviance 

Workplace deviance is a deliberate or intentional desire to cause harm to an organisation. This can be the organisation which employs an individual or an organisation of which they are a member. It is, perhaps, best described as “voluntary behaviour which contravenes the established norms of the organisation and, in doing so, compromises its viability.”

Workplace deviance can vary greatly, from minor non-violent misbehaviour to extreme violence, up to and including murder, but any of which causes harm or potential harm to the organisation. Broadly speaking workplace deviance falls into two distinct categories, Interpersonal Deviance and Organisational Deviance.

Interpersonal deviance is misconduct which targets specific co-workers and includes behaviours such as gossiping about them, blaming them for things that are not their fault, falsely raising grievances against them and so on. It is believed that these unhealthy behaviours may be due to jealousy of the target co-workers abilities or a sense of entitlement. In other words the misbehaviour has one aim, to benefit the person doing it.

Organisation deviance is behaviour aimed at the organisation itself and most frequently manifests itself as frequent lateness or excessive absenteeism.
Workplace deviance can be a symptom of a toxic workplace or a toxic employee.
Workplace Deviance by AKACroatalin September 26, 2015
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deviated septum 

Disorder of the nose involving displacement of the nasal septum. A condition in which the cartilage that divide the nasal cavity in half is off center or crooked!
My aunt has a deviated septum
deviated septum by emily mcmanus September 13, 2013
anything different from the norm or "outside of the box." In sociology, deviance is not necessarily considered a bad thing, it is just simply breaking away from what is considered normal in a certain context.
Many people remain in the closet because they know that society does not accept their behavior. Homosexuality is a form of deviance. (but it is not bad, in my opinion)
deviance by lesbo December 6, 2006
Mean ass person but she chill and A cool person that gives good advice and she fine as hell everybody wants her people just don’t admit it
Dang you don’t gotta be mean - Derria
derria by Strickland December 4, 2019
Deviana was really a strong girl, she can do anything to help people out there. She is really gorgeous or maybe she's the badass queen in this world. It's really great to have a girlfriend like her bcs once she love you she'll never let you go. Deviana is the most famous girl in the world bcs of her character sometimes can be a great and powerful leader, dancer, or singer omg she can do anything she wants. Don't make her angry or else she will register your death certificate so don't mess with Deviana. Not good at hiding her tears, but she's good at smiling to hide it. What a amazing girl she was. You're really lucky if you were her friends, her attitude will make you crazy out of the galaxy, she's loyal friends and girlfriend. She always comes to every party with the most expensive and luxury looks, walk like a queen when she's looking at you her smile can kill thousands of cells in your body. She's really cute, boys would die for her if they didn't get her loving characters. Born on December quite naughty but respect others. Deviana dad could says that she was a demonic daughter, but her mother instead saying that she was the angel, so prove it? Yes she Born Indigo with special gifted eyes. She will be the greatest mom for her children!
Look omg is that a Queen?! No she's Deviana how lucky is she with her luxury life!
deviana by Janneseyra October 13, 2020

derivative drivel 

Nonsensical and cumbersome discussion using arguments mostly derived from other people's work with little to no real understanding of the context.
Don't bore me with your derivative drivel on the subject you know very little about
derivative drivel by coldplasma January 15, 2017
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Respectfully 

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Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

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