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by appleflaxen 1763 days ago
> My seagull manager

i'm sure this is a typo, but IDK what was intended.

senior manager?

2 comments

A seagull manager, like a seagull, flies in, shits all over things then flies out.
... steals the best sandwiches from children's hands, while declaring "mine, mine, mine, mine"...
Animals exhibiting this behaviour are known as kleptoparasites.
Sometimes they eat the plastic lunch bag and die.
Don't forget the incessant screeching.
Thank you Ill remember this explanation as it hits the base so hard.
I also like "mushroom managing" - cover them in shit, keep them in the dark...
And sometimes they steal your french fry. Or your red Swingline stapler.
Poetic
Probably a reference to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seagull_management

"[...] a management style wherein a manager only interacts with employees when they deem a problem has arisen. The perception is that such a management style involves hasty decisions about things of which they have little understanding, resulting in a messy situation with which others must deal."