happy-clappy adj.— «There again, his departure may not have been quite so abrupt as it at first appears. Of the eight top executives—nine if you include Mickey Mouse—photographed in the company’s happy-clappy annual report, he’s the only...
smash cake n.— «They didn’t want anything to do with the gifts except after they were opened and we had smash cakes made for them and a regular cake made for the company. Kathleen again wanted nothing to do with the smash cake whereas...
whipsaw v.— «For example, Ford plans to close 16 plants by 2008. Whether or not the company keeps a plant open often depends on whether a union local will accept concessions, and the company routinely pits workers at one plant against...