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- noun Alternative spelling of
break room .
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Examples
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* the good coffee in the breakroom is reserved for people on salary.
an educational experience fenrah 2004
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To say, as those people surveyed did, that “Negroes should have as good a chance to get any kind of job” is not exactly equivalent to saying “I personally would as soon hire a Negro as a white person, or want to work next to one, or share a breakroom and a bathroom with one, or see one promoted over me, or hired instead of me”.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Public Opinion, Anti-Discrimination Law, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 2010
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Does the guy you're describing sound like the type who will stop at the breakroom bulletin board, look at a newspaper column posted there, read the whole thing, and say "Gee willikers, could I be engaging in any of these unfortunate leadership practices myself?"
Liz Ryan: Abusive Boss Is Making Me Miserable Liz Ryan 2010
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Does the guy you're describing sound like the type who will stop at the breakroom bulletin board, look at a newspaper column posted there, read the whole thing, and say "Gee willikers, could I be engaging in any of these unfortunate leadership practices myself?"
Liz Ryan: Abusive Boss Is Making Me Miserable Liz Ryan 2010
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I'm going to tack your column to the breakroom bulletin board and maybe he'll read it and back off a little.
Liz Ryan: Abusive Boss Is Making Me Miserable Liz Ryan 2010
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I woud regard this as similar to an open drawer or a folder left on the breakroom table.
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A tidbit I overheard in the breakroom, as I puzzled over the NYT crossword [it was a Monday — I candothose!].
Ennui Christopher Snyder 2010
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Nerds are often paid minimum wage at their retail jobs, have a hard time keeping employment due to their needs of areas to play World of Warcraft or an area in the breakroom designated for Magic the Gathering at break times.
The N Word. Take it back and Own it. wendigomountain 2009
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A tidbit I overheard in the breakroom, as I puzzled over the NYT crossword it was a Monday — I can do those!
Boredom & Ennui Christopher Snyder 2011
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A tip that I use … check in the breakroom/lounge area at your place of employment.
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