Company Fat


company fat is a term used to describe personnel and/or policies that are unnecessary for a company to operate. most of the time, the company fat causes a decrease in operating effectiveness and efficiency. much like body fat, too much company fat can cause the arteries of a company to clog, ultimately hitting its bottom line (the heart).

michael: good. (starts to walk away, then turns around) oh, yeah, also, about budget stuff. um, i going to need you to find, like a, a full employee salary, plus benefits, like fifty grand. i’m going to need you to find 50 grand in the numbers.
angela: but we don’t keep two sets of books.
michael: well, that’s not what i’m saying. just, you know, find it. pretend that your jobs depend on it.
(michael walks away)

later…

angela: well, i looked through all the budgets. and there is one department…
oscar: yes?
angela: …that has three people…
oscar: yeah?
angela: …doing the work, that could be done by two.
oscar: this is great.
(angela slowly shakes her head)
(oscar looks around)
oscar: oh.
kevin: (knowingly) yeah. (with emphasis) oh.

-there is company fat in the accounting department at the dunder mifflin scranton branch.

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