The principle of camouflage applied to concealing management incompetence.
The pretense of management.
The illusion of expertise that management types create to disguise uselessness. The result being as uncomfortable stasis.
Manaflage is characterized by excessive pointless meetings, undecipherable powerpoint presentations, vision statements, smart attire such as expensive suits and company wide communication punctuated with vapid catchphrases.
The pretense of management.
The illusion of expertise that management types create to disguise uselessness. The result being as uncomfortable stasis.
Manaflage is characterized by excessive pointless meetings, undecipherable powerpoint presentations, vision statements, smart attire such as expensive suits and company wide communication punctuated with vapid catchphrases.
"Those management fuckers are totally useless but they manflage us into believing their horseshit every time."
"Man the CEO is an egotistical cunt and talks absolute bullshit but everyone loves it. Great manaflage!"
"Man the CEO is an egotistical cunt and talks absolute bullshit but everyone loves it. Great manaflage!"
by SmarterThanYou2 October 20, 2011
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This is done by accepting copious amounts of their work, offering pay-up-front as well as residual income on all work done, to build a successful human-powered search engine. Follow this by removing this system without warning, while keeping all work done and its future revenue. All writers are dismissed apart from a few "elite", who will from now on work at lower than minimum wage for approximately 50+ hours a week.
For the full effect of a successful Mahalageddon, it is important to additionally refuse to pay for work done so far, for those who at the time of the change were not close to the $150 minimum payout level.
More effectiveness is achieved, the more hours and passion each writer has so far injected into the work that
has not built up to $150 worth.
A truly diabolical Mahalageddon must also include an attempt to present it as being beneficial and in the best interests of all.
This is done by accepting copious amounts of their work, offering pay-up-front as well as residual income on all work done, to build a successful human-powered search engine. Follow this by removing this system without warning, while keeping all work done and its future revenue. All writers are dismissed apart from a few "elite", who will from now on work at lower than minimum wage for approximately 50+ hours a week.
For the full effect of a successful Mahalageddon, it is important to additionally refuse to pay for work done so far, for those who at the time of the change were not close to the $150 minimum payout level.
More effectiveness is achieved, the more hours and passion each writer has so far injected into the work that
has not built up to $150 worth.
A truly diabolical Mahalageddon must also include an attempt to present it as being beneficial and in the best interests of all.
Mahalageddon occurred famously at Mahalo.com, June 23 2010, at the hands of its founder Jason "Lucifer" Calacanis.
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by HotBabyCarlos February 7, 2010
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She helped her husband find the milk in the refrigerator because it was manouflaged behind the ketchup.
by ImmigrationAnswerMan November 16, 2011
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The local council posted about financial abuse against women and Alan replied "so it's OK if a woman does it to a man?"
Alan is a manflake. Don't be like Alan.
Alan is a manflake. Don't be like Alan.
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