The cocktail party effect (also known as selective attention) is the phenomenon of being able to focus one's auditory attention on a particular st...
NIMBY or Nimby is an acronym for the phrase "not in my backyard". The term is used pejoratively to describe opposition by residents to a pro...
Escape call is a planned call or beep from a co-worker that allows you to feign an emergency in order to escape a particularly boring or meaningless m...
News snackers are people with short attention spans who primarily get their news in short bursts from things like micro blog, RSS feeds, mobile phones...
Leisure guilt is the guilt that comes with taking a vacation or a day off from work. You're so anxiety-ridden about the work you're leaving be...
Soft benefit is a type of non-monetary compensation offered by employers to members of their staff for performing their jobs. Many senior employees ar...
Teletrash refers to television programs which target the least intelligent and the least sophisticated viewers. Such programs always center attention ...
Grass ceiling refers to a set of social, cultural, and discriminatory barriers that prevent or discourage women from using golf to conduct business.Gr...
The term trailing spouse is used to describe a person who follows his or her life partner to another city because of a newly-found job or work assignm...
Teleworkaholic syndrome refers to the tendency for some home-based employees to overwork. It usually starts out with the telecommuters feeling excited...