the sometimes dark – but often amusing – origins of nicknames for jobs
- Written by Kate Burridge, Professor of Linguistics, Monash University
Pinterest, Canva, Wikimedia, The Conversation, CC BYThese days, human resources (HR) departments want us to use official titles for jobs. But we know the social truths of a job — how well that job gets done, whether we like the person doing it — are much more complex.
Nicknames for jobs help us manage workplace performances,...
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