micromini

A microskirt.

Synonyms: microskirt, micro-miniskirt, bikini-skirt

Miniskirts shouldn't be allowed in middle school let alone microminis!

micromini by MissMira November 6, 2013

microsniffer 

A brown-nosing teacher's pet type whose subtle behavior flies under most people's radar.

My office mate's reputation for being a charismatic microsniffer is well-known by the old timers.

microsniffer by Dr Bunnygirl April 19, 2018

micromind

A mind so astoundingly tiny that it is almost imperceptible.

Suffering from a clear case of micromind, the Moron in Chief is willing to tweetily pontificate on many topics.

micromind by Dr Bunnygirl March 12, 2019

micromanager 

A person who is driven by fear and anxiety into mettling with others' work. Micromanagers are bosses or peers who constantly seek to usurp the decision rights of others. Their excessively insecure and competitive nature causes them to react negatively to ideas and efforts not their own. If they possess authority, they will aggressively use it to control the way work gets done around them. They are typically focused on process rather than results. They criticize others far more frequently than they praise them.

A micromanager is motivated by a fear of receiving blame for "mistakes" made on their watch. They will try to reduce risk by squelching the initiative of others and they will try to insure no mistakes are being made by insisting on reviewing and "approving" work. Frequently, they will make unnecessary requests for more work and will provide repeated edits.

Almost all micromanagers are workaholics with codependent relationships in the organization. They surround themselves with bureaucrats when they can. Their relationship to their boss is far more important to them than their relationship to their staff or peers. If a micromanager has been in their position for a long time and are perceived as successful, then the organizational disfunction is institutional. Many organizations succeed by utilizing micromanagers to "ensure quality" or to make other employees depart.

The typical experience for an employee working for a micromanager is repleat with frustration and runs the risk of demoralizing the individual and impacting their self esteem. Confident employees of micromanagers will often develop effective means for managing upward, but the majority of staff who are micromanaged will modify their behavior in negative ways:

1) slacking - avoiding the manager and reducing output
2) facilitating - giving up decision rights and following orders
3) rebelling - pushing back in career-destroying ways

Micromanagers know the rules and are very good at avoiding putting themselves into a position where they will be vulnerable to disciplinary action. Though their actions reduce productivity, their long list of efforts that they control looks highly productive to their superiors. Though not all sycophants are micromanagers, all micromanagers are sycophants.

Workers faced with a micromanaging boss would be well advised to develop a clear, thorough strategy for coping with the situation. Leaving the position or the company should be viewed as a reasonable solution.

My boss is a classic kiss-up-kick-down micromanager who won't allow me to do my job without constant interference.

micromanager by leap4rog September 30, 2007

micromanagement 

In business management, micromanagement is an example of poor management where the manager over-manages people unnecessarily. Instead of giving people general instructions and then allowing them to do their job, the micromanager monitors and assesses every step. The manager may be motivated by concern for details. The effect, however, may be to de-motivate employees and create resentment.- en.wikipedia.org

“Finally, this supervisor is holding himself back. By continuing to micromanage his staff, he is insuring that they don't develop. If there is no one to replace the superintendent, then he, in turn, cannot advance. Some people mistakenly think that, by not developing their subordinates, they are maintaining job security for themselves. In fact, what they're doing is hurting the company.” -www.sideroad.com

micromanagement by Adam Carlton May 4, 2005

Micromanage 

Paying attention to things that don't really matter, to manage or control with excessive attention to minor details.

Max: I gave my boss the billing report but all he cared about was that i did it in the wrong font.
Sam: Wow, he needs to learn how to not micromanage

Micromanage by Max Burch August 4, 2008

micromigraine

A very slight, almost imperceptible migraine.

She teetered on the edge of a micromigraine just thinking about anything that is job-related.8

micromigraine by Dr Bunnygirl August 10, 2019