flexplace — n. A company policy that enables employees to work either at the office or from home. Also: flex place, flexiplace. Example Citations: Employees who take part in a flexplace arrangement work at home or at an alternate work site during part of… … New words
Flextime plan — Flextime (or flexitime, flexi time, originally derived from the German word Gleitzeit which literally means sliding time ) is a variable work schedule, in contrast to traditional work arrangements requiring employees to work a standard 9am to 5pm … Wikipedia
Management by observation — Managing diseases by observing the progress of patient over a period of time to determine if the observed would benefit from intervention. Management of employees by observing that they are present at the physical work place during accepted… … Wikipedia
Corporate Culture — acoustic privacy adhocracy al desko BHAG bozo explosion BYOD corpocracy corporate anorexia … New words
corporate concierge — n. An employee whose job entails performing the personal tasks such as making dinner reservations and taking in dry cleaning of other employees who have no time to do these things themselves. Example Citation: With companies trimming their… … New words
flexicurity — n. Labor practices that give companies the flexibility to fire workers as needed and offer fired workers the security of government backed benefits and retraining opportunities. adj. [Blend of flexibility and security.] Example Citations: It is… … New words
hot desk — n. A desk that is not assigned to a particular employee, but rather is available for use and can be reserved in advance by a mobile worker whenever they are required to be in the office. v. To reserve such a desk. Example Citation: And this is a… … New words
hotelling — (hoh.TEL.ing) pp. An office setup in which mobile workers do not have permanent desks or cubicles and so must reserve a workspace when they come into the office. Also: hoteling. Example Citation: Josh Paul wonders how you can miss an office when… … New words
modem cowboy/cowgirl — n. A person who lives and works out of a home located in the country. Example Citation: Mr. KenCairn bemoaned the influx of modem cowboys, new arrivals in the West who have little connection with the land and make their living at computer… … New words
office — v. To perform office related tasks, such as photocopying and faxing. Example Citation: This always on the job approach may be the latest example of what another company, Kinko s, calls officing, a way to help you get the job done just about… … New words
