pen-pusher
Paperwork drone forever
A pen-pusher is someone whose job consists mainly of paperwork—filling out forms, writing reports, shuffling documents.
The term is mildly dismissive, suggesting bureaucratic tedium rather than meaningful work: He's just a pen-pusher in some government office.
Also spelled pen pusher.
The American equivalent is pencil-pusher.
Office record-keeper
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- typistOne who keyboards
- bookkeeperFinancial records maintainer
- filingStoring documents systematically
documentation · records · correspondence · registrar · stenographer · transcriptionist · payroll · ledger
Administrative written tasks
- rubber-stampApprove without real review
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
procedure · officialdom · administration · governmental · institutional · formality · hierarchy · policy
Unchangingly dull
- tediousBoring through length
- humdrumLacking variety or excitement
- drearyDull and depressing
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
mind-numbing · plodding · wearisome · tiresome · laborious · drudging · soul-destroying · thankless
Furniture for writing
- cubiclePartitioned office workspace
- swivel-chairSeat that turns freely
- in-trayHolder for incoming paperwork
- spreadsheetTabular data organizer
memo · meeting · nine-to-five · corporate · deadline · manager · colleague · stapler
clerk
Office record-keeper
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- typistOne who keyboards
- bookkeeperFinancial records maintainer
filing · documentation · records · correspondence · registrar · stenographer · transcriptionist · payroll · ledger · carbon-copy
paperwork
Administrative written tasks
- rubber-stampApprove without real review
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
protocol · procedure · officialdom · administration · governmental · institutional · formality · hierarchy · policy · legislation
monotonous
Unchangingly dull
repetitive · mind-numbing · plodding · wearisome · tiresome · laborious · drudging · soul-destroying · thankless · grinding
desk
Furniture for writing
- cubiclePartitioned office workspace
- swivel-chairSeat that turns freely
- in-trayHolder for incoming paperwork
spreadsheet · memo · meeting · nine-to-five · corporate · deadline · manager · colleague · stapler · photocopier
pen-pusherdecision-maker
One with choosing power
leader · executive · boss · manager · power broker
pen-pushermanual laborer
Worker using physical effort
blue-collar worker · tradesman · craftsman · builder · doer
pen-pushergo-getter
Ambitious, driven person
trailblazer · man of action · dynamo · innovator · rainmaker
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