desksweep

/ˈdɛsk ˌswiːp/verbVerified New

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To empty a desk into one box in a single decisive pass, usually on its owner’s final day.

To desksweep is to produce an archaeology: a mug from 2014, conference lanyards, a plant that was someone’s, a drawer of cables. Everything must fit the box, which decides what the career was. The box is lighter than expected and heavier than it looks. Teams desksweep quietly on Friday afternoons; HR finds out Monday.

Etym. — desk + sweep — the single sweep that summarizes a tenure, promoted to an office chore you can be assigned.

Rel. — careeralgia · titlegrief

Novelty check: APPROVE

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