pencil-pusher
Clerical worker, dismissively
A pencil-pusher is someone whose job consists mainly of paperwork or clerical tasks—an office worker, bureaucrat, or administrator rather than someone doing physical or "real" work.
The term is mildly dismissive, suggesting the person shuffles papers without producing anything tangible: He's just a pencil-pusher at city hall.
Also spelled pencil pusher.
Administrative written tasks
- administrativeRelated to organization management
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- proceduralFollowing set steps
protocol · documentation · rubber-stamp · governmental · officialdom · regulatory · formality · institutional
Furniture for writing
- cubiclePartitioned office workspace
- inboxMessage receiving folder
- paperclipWire loop for pages
- staplerDevice binding paper sheets
memo · forms · spreadsheet · documents · files · stationery · carbon-copy · triplicate
Office record-keeper
- bookkeeperFinancial records maintainer
- filingStoring documents systematically
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- typistOne who keyboards
stenographer · transcriber · accountant · registrar · payroll · receptionist · notary
Boring through length
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- humdrumLacking variety or excitement
- routineRegular sequence of actions
plodding · tiresome · uninspired · thankless · menial · grind · slog · dull
paperwork
Administrative written tasks
- administrativeRelated to organization management
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
procedural · protocol · documentation · rubber-stamp · governmental · officialdom · regulatory · formality · institutional · standardized
desk
Furniture for writing
stapler · memo · forms · spreadsheet · documents · files · stationery · carbon-copy · triplicate · in-tray
clerk
Office record-keeper
- bookkeeperFinancial records maintainer
- filingStoring documents systematically
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
typist · stenographer · transcriber · accountant · registrar · payroll · receptionist · notary
tedious
Boring through length
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- humdrumLacking variety or excitement
routine · plodding · tiresome · uninspired · thankless · menial · grind · slog · dull · dreary
pencil-pusherdecision-maker
One with choosing power
executive · power broker · boss · leader · captain of industry
pencil-pusherlaborer
Physical task performer
manual laborer · blue-collar worker · tradesman · craftsman · roughneck
pencil-pusherman of action
One who acts, not deliberates
doer · go-getter · trailblazer · dynamo · changemaker
pencil, pusher, pencils, penciled, penciling, push, pushers, pushed, pushing