chief cook and bottle washer
Does everything alone
Chief cook and bottle washer describes someone who handles all the tasks in an operation, from the most important to the most menial.
The phrase implies a small organization where one person must do everything: As the only employee, I'm the chief cook and bottle washer around here.
Sometimes used self-deprecatingly by business owners or managers who lack staff support.
- factotumServant with varied duties
- jack of all tradesSkilled broadly, not deeply
- multitaskerOne handling multiple duties
- all-rounderMulti-skilled person
- workhorseReliable, tireless producer
wearing many hats · jack-of-all-trades · responsibility · competence · resourceful · dogsbody · chef · handyman · versatile · self-reliant · lone wolf · pragmatic · generalist · one-man band · diligent · household management · adaptable · proactive
chief cook and bottle washerspecialist
Expert in one field
one-trick pony · subject matter expert · technician · consultant · professional
chief cook and bottle washercorporate executive
Senior company leader
department head · team member · middle manager · bureaucrat · division of labor
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