A jobsworth is a person who uses the (typically small) authority of their job in a deliberately uncooperative way, or who seemingly delights in acting in an obstructive or unhelpful manner. It characterises one who upholds petty rules even at the expense of effectiveness or efficiency. Related concepts include malicious compliance, passive-aggressive behavior, and micromanagement, which can impair progress through excessive focus on details and obsessive control over those one has authority over.
A jobsworth is a person who uses the (typically small) authority of their job in a deliberately uncooperative way, or who seemingly delights in acting...
the writings of Arthur Koestler, c. 1941. Cadre (politics) Clientelism Jobsworth New class Partmaximum Cadre management in the Soviet Union Billington...
Mr Wheeler – Keith Smith the school head teacher. A petty, neurotic jobsworth he is loathed by pupils and staff alike, but remains largely oblivious...
doing things more than we actually do things." Computers Don't Argue Jobsworth Garbage in, garbage out Hyde, Dan (23 September 2013). "Who to blame when...
played the landlord in The Basil Brush Show (2002–07). He also played jobsworth Mr Cassidy in Murphy's Mob, an ITV children's television drama series...
Policeman Episode: "Riders on the Storm" 1993 If You See God, Tell Him Jobsworth Youth 1 Miniseries; 1 episode 1996 Soldier Soldier Para 2 Episode: "Money...
behaviour. jimmy (Rhyming slang) urinate, as in jimmy riddle – piddle jobsworth (slang) Originally a minor clerical/government worker who refuses to be...
Czechoslovakia and finds his old girlfriend has married the neighbourhood jobsworth, has given birth to a child, and has taken over Barča, his dog. All the...
parked and proceeds to ticket them. In this character (an over-zealous jobsworth essentially), his oft-repeated mantra is "not on my patch, never". Other...
intimidating General Melchett (Stephen Fry) and Melchett's strict, sardonic, and jobsworth staff officer, Captain Kevin Darling (Tim McInnerny). Captain Blackadder's...
Nathan proposed marriage to her. Displaying character traits of being a jobsworth and a stickler for the rules, Nathan took great pleasure in installing...
to the "British disease": "the overweening haughtiness of bureaucratic jobsworths, and the deference of citizens." She became a neighbourhood activist,...
he is equally despised by staff and pupils. Mr Wheeler is a pedantic jobsworth, with little idea what is really going on amongst staff and pupils. Mr...
parks • Smart casual dress code People who don't have their money ready • Jobsworths • Concert etiquette • Fifty Shades of Grey 13x05 (101) 1 February 2013...
father. But when his business and livelihood was threatened by a bitchy jobsworth in the financial institution where he had his business loan, he decides...
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