microserf
A person working for Microsoft in a low-level positionA person working for Microsoft in a low-level position.
Meaning
2 sensesA person working for Microsoft in a low-level position.
A person working in a low-paid service industry position using information technologies, usually with only basic qualifications, unable to move to a higher-paid position.
Origin
Blend of Microsoft + serf. Probably coined by Douglas Coupland in his 1995 novel MicroserfBlend of Microsoft + serf. Probably coined by Douglas Coupland in his 1995 novel Microserfs, which chronicles the lives of coders who work for Microsoft.
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