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Define: "Open door policy"
What HR thinks it means:
A communication policy where managers leave their office doors open to encourage transparency.
What it actually means:
"A trap designed to identify complainers, who will mysteriously receive worse performance reviews."
Use it in a meeting:
"The manager boasted about his open door policy right up until someone actually walked in to report a toxic work environment."
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