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Bossware

BOS-wairnoun

What it means

Software that records your keystrokes, screenshots your screen and logs your presence so that your employer can feel something.

What it actually means

They do not trust you and have bought proof.

How it is used in a sentence

"The new laptops ship with bossware on them."

Filed under

Work & Ambition — Everything your employer calls a benefit and your therapist calls a symptom.

Diagnosis — The phrase already names a real problem. We define it properly.


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