When a group of office workers are given the same assignment to type up and the last one finished has to print out the papers, put it on a cracker and eat it
We had a circle work today, Jimmy lost and had to eat everything
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When true-believer employees stand around talking ecstatically to each other about how great the company is because of the "amazing work" they did; this typically creates a toxic smugness that pollutes the rest of the workplace.
Guy 1: Those dudes are being so loud - I can't even focus on my work.
Guy 2: Right? I can't believe they're still circle working over that sale they landed last month. It wasn't even that big of a deal.
Typically instead of a standard burnout at a set of lights or a stop sign, or perhaps at an intersection in front of a small group of people, βcircle workβ is kept for such occasions when a large group of people is available to view the display. The vehicle owner doesnβt just do a burnout. They try to burn that clutch and tyre tread down as much as possible whilst slowly spinning the car in circles so they can still a) view the audience, and b) not choke to death on the clouds of rubber smoke being churned up from the tyres.
They have degenerated into muddy, rum-soaked, all-night drinking sessions, complete with circle work by hungover ute drivers the following morning.