Ratjacket is a reputation or '
jacket' for snitching. Once acquired, a ratjacket is typically permanent. In
the office and other environments where
people become well-known to each other, the ratjacket is a form of social leprosy and can lead to ostracization and worse.
Emma noticed a chilly social thermostat at
the office. To her horror, Emma realized she had a ratjacket after singing to management about
Jenny and Heather's
time-card collusion.