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Define: "Perma-crisis" in Business

The corporate definition of Perma-crisis
Fiscal Threat Level
SEVERE

Catastrophic fiscal burn

CWO Pro-Tip

"Stop working overtime to fix their underfunded infrastructure. Let the crisis hit the revenue then the budget will magically appear."

What HR thinks it means:

An extended period of instability and insecurity within an organization.

What does "Perma-crisis" actually mean?

"The standard operating state of the IT infrastructure since the budget was slashed in 2020."

How HR uses it:

"Our team has shown great resilience during this industry-wide perma-crisis."

How you actually use it:

"We are in a state of perma-crisis jumping from one P1 outage to the next because nobody will approve the hardware refresh."

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By The Chief Waste Officer

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Published: 2026-06-19

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