office abbreviations you didn't know

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MICE 
= Morons In Cubicular Existence (collective noun, no known singular form)

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MEN 
= MICE In Neurosis (collective noun, singular MAN = MEN Against Neurosis)

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WOMEN 
= Woeful Opponents of MEN (collective noun; a species in constant wrangling with the MEN; singular usage archaic)

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YES 
= Young Eager-eyed Secretary (as in: “yes, i’d like a coffee please. no milk, extra sugar. thank you.”)

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YES-MAN 
= a cross between YES and MAN (composite noun, used mostly in the singular; the highest-paid employee in the office)

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NO 
= Not Officially (as in: “so, tell us how you managed the pay hike!” – “no, mate… nothing of that sort”. or: “can i take leave tomorrow, sir?” – “no”; CAUTION: unauthorised or excessive use of this word may have dire consequences)

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SIR 
= Senior Incumbent of RAT (proper noun; most effective combination is "yes sir")  

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RAT 
= Race Against Time (abstract noun; the predicament of all MEN and WOMEN, the end-state of MICE in general. common usage: “i smell a rat!)

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CHEESE 
= Company-Hosted Enterprise-Evening with Snacks and Entertainment (abstract noun, original meaning corrupted beyond recognition; in present-day office jargon it means "something which is dangled every now and then for the MICE to bite into.")

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TRAP 
= Terms of Reading an Appraisal Paper (abstract noun, plural which reads like singular; e.g. boss says, “hey, let’s create a new trap for the mice!”)

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DEADLINE 
= self-explanatory common noun; end of RAT-race, i.e. the line where the MICE trip to their death.

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