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selective e-mail

Similar to selective hearing, but when a colleague (usually a Manager) only chooses to respond to e-mails which suit their needs.

Typically, this is because they don't know *how* to respond, as a result of being incompetent.
They do this regardless of the impact their lack of reply has on their staff/colleagues.

Ultimately, they will not be held responsible for their lack of response and the blame will fall on the person who was awaiting their response!

Ben: "Corey, did you get my e-mail last Monday?"
Corey: "Yeah, mate."
Ben: "..... Can you let me know how to move forward on that? I need your guidance."
Corey: "Sure! I'll reply to you when I'm at my desk."
Matt: "Corey won't reply to your e-mail. He has selective e-mail, remember?"
Ben: "Shit."

by schofieldthescarecrow October 28, 2014


Selective Outburst

Flipping out at a moment that you selected of a time/situation. Rather than doing it any time any place! 😆🤕👀🙄

He only has his random "Selective Outburst" when he's emotionally spiralling down!

by Agees March 7, 2023


selective noodle syndrome

Someone makes homemade Mac n cheese but they run out of a certain kind of noodle. So there's several different kinds of noodles.
Selective Noodle Syndrome is when you're picky and you dig through only getting a certain type of noodle out.

"She's digging through the noodles. She has Selective Noodle Syndrome."

by Lugnut13 April 9, 2017


Natural Selection

1. Universe's way of making your life miserable.
2. An event in nature.
3. That one edgy kid's shirt.

1: The goddamn universe gave me natural selection! Aw hell!
2: I've been naturally selected because that is what happens when I win the race.
No need to explain number 3.

by Zach T. Radass December 28, 2022


Natural Selection

What happens to someone so stupid they don’t know what natural selection is.

Timmy ate a tide pod and fucking died cause of natural selection

by YourNiceStepBro May 18, 2021


Selective Skepticism

That's how you reconcile it.

Hym "Selective skepticism regarding unfalsifiable claims. That's how you reconcile it. I answered my own question."

by Hym Iam February 24, 2024


select security promotion

Select security promotion. This is when you leave an employee due to working conditions, poor treatment, etc and get re-hired down the road as a manager.

A: dude. I finally left that slave farm shithole. I couldn’t take it any more.

B: oh good. In a few months, they’ll re-hire you as a manager and you’ll be treated better because you’re higher on the corporate ladder. That’s a select security promotion.

by Vista20p July 14, 2018