Meaning of TPS report | Babel Free

Definitions

An abstract item of corporate bureaucracy.

informal

Examples

“Bill Lumbergh: Hello, Peter. What's happening? Ah, we have⟳ sort⟳ of a problem here. Yeaaah, you apparently didn't put⟳ one of the new cover⟳ sheets on your TPS reports? Peter Gibbons: Oh, yeah, I'm sorry about that. I forgot. Bill: Mmmh, yeah. You see⟳, we're putting the cover⟳ sheets on all TPS reports now before they go out. Did you see⟳ the memo about this? Peter: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, I have⟳ the memo right here. I just forgot. But it's not shipping out 'til tomorrow so there's no problem. Bill: Yeaaah. If you could just go ahead and make⟳ sure you do that from now on, that would be great. And I'll go ahead and make⟳ sure you get⟳ another copy⟳ of that memo. M'kay? Peter: Yeah, no, no, no, I have⟳... [Bill walks off.]”

“To promote⟳ reuse, the date⟳_required variable holds the day the TPS reports are due. With this, you can reuse the script for any time the reports are due. The pithy_statement variable holds a pithy statement to end⟳ the message.”

“I was sitting there last⟳ Tuesday working on your typical TPS report⟳ when a series of events unfolded that made me realize⟳ that I needed a change⟳.”

“Spending all of your time doing one thing, be it video games, filling out TPS reports, or anything else, the human brain literally can become⟳ one-dimensional.”

“Supervisor: “I need⟳ you to remember⟳ to file⟳ the TPS report⟳ by 5:00 p.m. Friday, because Ms. Smith will be returning Monday and will need⟳ access to them in order⟳ to meet⟳ her end-of-day deadline on Tuesday. […]””

“In general, a business to business, B2B, approach⟳ has a longer sales cycle. For example, if you worked at a software company and your job was to fill⟳ out TPS reports, you might suggest⟳ using an outside service to help⟳ fill⟳ out the reports.”

“How much we have⟳ of these chemicals, or how much or how little our bodies can produce⟳ under normal circumstances, is why some people can sit⟳ and file⟳ TPS reports for hours without getting bored, and others (like⟳ us) simply can't.”

“You know⟳ the situation: you have⟳ to finish⟳ that TPS report⟳ for your boss, fix⟳ a bug that shipped to production, and figure⟳ out which of your co-workers borrowed your stapler (it's Jeff again, isn't it?), all before day's end⟳.”

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