Famous Workplaces (TV & Film)
Michael Scott managed this Scranton, Pennsylvania paper company
What is Dunder Mifflin?
This cushion or curve in a chair supports your lower back
What is lumbar support?
This hot caffeinated drink is the unofficial fuel of the morning meeting
What is coffee?
To "loop someone in" on an email means to do this
What is include (keep) them informed?
This spring-loaded tool bites down to remove a staple from paper
What is a staple remover?
Homer Simpson works at this type of plant in Springfield
What is a nuclear power plant?
The abbreviation "EOD" stands for this deadline
What is end of day?
A recurring complaint about long meetings is that they "could have been" this
What is an email?
This three-letter acronym is the paid time off you earn for rest and vacation
What is PTO?
3M's brand name for a small repositionable note is often used generically for any sticky note
What is a Post-it?
In this 1999 comedy, three employees rebel against their boss and their office "flair"
What is Office Space?
This brief, standing daily meeting comes from agile software development
What is a stand-up (daily scrum)?
The midday pause when the office empties out to eat is called this
What is lunch break?
When a manager says "let's take this offline," they mean to do this
What is discuss it privately later, outside the meeting?
This do-everything machine can print, scan, copy, and fax from one unit
What is a multifunction (all-in-one) printer?
Don Draper worked at this advertising agency in Mad Men
What is Sterling Cooper?
"CC" on an email originally stood for this copy-making term
What is carbon copy?
The casual gossip spot by the kitchen, named for a water-dispensing appliance, is this
What is the water cooler?
Working late into the night is described with this oily phrase
What is "burning the midnight oil"?
These small colored plastic strips are stuck to a page edge to mark where you left off
What are sticky flags (page markers)?
Clark Kent and Lois Lane work at this fictional newspaper
What is The Daily Planet?
This two-word Latin phrase describes a committee formed for one specific purpose
What is ad hoc?
When two meetings land on your calendar at the same time, you are said to be this
What is double-booked?
When a coworker asks you to "ping me," they want you to do this
What is send a quick chat or email message?
In the U.S., standard copy paper is sold by this "weight," most commonly 20-pound
What is bond weight?