managerial we
when a manager says “we” and means “you”
bossman: we need to fix this
wageslave: ok, should i set up a meeting for us?
bossman: no, just do it. that was the “managerial we”; i meant “you”
when a manager says “we” to their boss in reference to the work his/her subordinates did that he/she is taking credit for.
subordinate: “hey, i finished that project you asked me to do.”
manager: “thanks, i’ll let my boss know. good work!”
manager to manager’s boss: “hey, look at this thing we made, cool huh?”
co-worker to subordinate: “hey, didn’t you write that policy?”
subordinate: “yeah, that was a ‘managerial we’.”
co-worker: “snaked by the bossman again!”
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