I called him a "pencil pusher"... to be offended or not?

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Angry people were, are and will be, and it is necessary to accept. There is always someone who will envy you, because it is impossible to hide! What envy? Well... at least new purse. A car. Recent repairs, buying a cottage, going out for coffee, obedient children, or simply work. But you never know what you can envy! Enough to take something, a little bit deliver a man pleasure (or at least it shouldn't cause trouble) - and here it is, the reason for envy.

And to say something offensive - it is always welcome. Some even get pleasure from what they call other people in different ways. The use of swear words it is absolutely not necessary, because even the sweetest idiom "pencil pusher" is, in General, attempt to insult.

So, you called it a rodent, and you are at a loss: should I be offended at that? Let's try to understand.

The Interpretation of the term "pencil pusher"

First of all, note that this term is also an idiom (idiomatic expression) and the paraphrase (that is not to be understood literally).

So if you have to imagine my dear rat, does the reading important documents - alas. Would be very nice if that were true, however, in this case this expression would not be considered an attempt to insult the other.

interpretation of the term pencil pusher

The Term "pencil pusher" is a petty office worker or public entities that most of their time is spent viewing the various papers and documents. And all anything, but the term also implies that in addition to the not very interesting works have poor rats nothing: no family, no friends, nor any talents, interests or Hobbies.

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The Whole life of rats revolves around dull work, in addition to which the unhappy nothing. And if that's not enough, their work Desk jockey performs very badly. If it performs at all.

What else?

Synonyms for the unfortunate clerical rodent periphrase also considered the following:

  • Office plankton.
  • Bureaucrat.
  • Ink or paper pusher.
  • Clerk.
  • The Blotter.
  • Red-tape-monger, Central.
  • Clerk hook.
  • Soulless bureaucrat.
  • Ink rat.

And many other, not quite acceptable terms, allow that there should not be.

meaning of paper pusher

So be offended or not?

Well, that's your choice. The value of the term, of course, is not the most joyful, but also nothing bad. If it is literally to consider it.

No need to cheat yourself, after all, nothing terrible had happened! Well, I called you a Desk jockey. Cute animal, but still the work has, and not everyone was lucky. Recall the words of Yeshua from "the Master and Margarita": "called Me a dog, but I don't see anything wrong with this animal".

But the one who called you so, stands or even remove from the inner circle, or to change their attitude toward it. That is, if this was not said in jest your best friend to pull you from work and finally bring on a walk.

I'm a paper pusher... how to live now?

The Fact that you so called, just for you and has value. Pencil pusher can quietly to work, Sunday picnics, to go on vacation several times a year and in General enjoy life.

pencil pusher

So throw out the words of the envious from the head and add to them even more reason to slander - even from gossip and name-calling are their tongues swell.

Enjoy each moment of your life and not think about nothing!


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