what does "dangling a carrot" in the workplace mean?
489721
It means putting a price or incentive in front of your nose just out of reach so you'll work hard to get to it.
904501
It means "Job Contract".
116280
Yes I believe in it and to me it means that you can't force anything to happen. For example...  You can't force someone to love you all you can do is love them... If they are meant to love you then they will.  Or you cant force someone to hire you.. If you are meant to get the job... You will get the job.
998522
If it's something that can't be proven by continuing to do your work and be ignored, then I would ask to speak to your immediate supervisor and explain the situation and that you are worried it will affect the company and ask for their advice. That way, they know you are aware of it, that it is untrue, and that you are concerned about how it makes the company look.
350583
I have no entertaining antidotes, but I can tell you about a conversation I overheard ...\n\nTwo snowmen talking, the first turns to the second and says ... "do you smell carrots?"
385483
There is nothing illegal about that, but why would it be "pressure" versus encouragement? If someone thinks you would be a good candidate for promotion, that is usually good news.
673957
It is generally used to refer to someone who appears on the outside (Velvet glove) to manage with a gentle manner. But on the inside (iron fist) they are truly a firm, perhaps even harsh, dictator.\n\nIn some instances, this can be a compliment. Sometimes it's desirable to find a manager who can really hold the line and be firm, but be a pretty nice guy about it.\n\nBut sometimes, it is used to describe hypocritical management/organizations that put on the good face, but then come down hard when things aren't done their way.
343507
It means the way to get promoted in a secret code that you'll have to work for the certain company for a certain amount of time to get to know and find out the code.  Who know, maybe every company's promotion code is different.  Another answer to your question is to search it up in a dictionary.
237786
It means that they want to make it clear what you should and shouldn't expect from the job, interview whatever. Some people make assumptions about things like salary, duties, job title, their likelihood to be hired, etc. that are not reflected in reality. It's a corporate-ese way of saying "let me be frank with you".
480754
Companies want employees who are more than just present. I believe this refers to full participation in company events and initiatives, including social stuff after hours. It also means being willing to help out with things, even if it's not technically your responsibility. Basically, do you treat your company as if you have a stake in its success?
182344
It means taking control of every little task; being afraid to delegate anything to anyone.  I don't know a situation where it is effective since it usually results in the micromanager wasting their time on menial tasks and not getting any of their own more important work done.
143537
I think it just means "I'm going' to the jewlery store to get some grillz." I don't think he means to literally rob the jewlery store. So that would be my guess.
288087
I FEEL IT IS A PERSON WHO IS WILLING TO LISTEN, WHO IS NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE OTHER CO-WORKERS AND A PERSON WHO GIVES THEIR IDEAS BUT ALSO WILLING TO TRY OTHER CO-WORKERS IDEAS.  A PERSON WHO HELPS BRING THE CO-WORKERS IN AS A TEAM AND IS A TEAM PLAYER NOT A PERSON WHO TRIES TO DEVIDE THE TEAM.  WILLING TO GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO HELP EACH OTHER.  BEING ON TIME IS NOT AS IMPORTANT THAN A TEAM PLAYER!  BEING A POSITIVE PERSON AND A HAPPY PERSON TO WORK WITH.
1056862
Co-workers or bosses on their "high horse."  Uhhh!
1137964
I know a little about it .... it can work\n\nBasically it is making a place for everything in the workplace, from tools required for the job to waste containers.\n\nIn many places, they outline and label places on the floor for this purpose as well as on workbenches and use pegboards.\n\nIn most cases, the employees have some input into the practicality of placement but not always.\n\nThen all employees are shown exactly where everything is located and expected to return any item used to its proper place when not in use\n\nThis idea does work, however everyone must fall in line and use the system or it can quickly be thrown out of synch
367965
Simply put, it means that one cannot get something for nothing. Even if something appears to be free, there is always a catch. You may get free food at a bar during "happy hour", but the bar-owner either figures out a way to get you to pay or gets some sort of benefit (such as attracting new customers). This may or may not be true at the individual level, depending on the interpretation of the phrase.\n\nThough it is possible for an individual to get a "free lunch" (eg. a company cuts its costs and gains competitive advantage), someone ends up paying the cost of the "lunch" (the cuts increase factory pollution). Even though there is no individual or private cost, there is a social cost. Similarly, someone can benefit for free from a beneficial externality or from a public good. But someone has to pay the cost of producing these benefits.
7057
I think he meant in lieu of a free lunch by other means (and mostly likely a dig on your mutual employer for not offering said free lunch).  I could be wrong but the expression, I believe, originated from the fact that some blood centers offer donors a free lunch when donating.  Work bleeds you dry...ergo they should offer you a blood lunch.  That's how I would have read the comment anyway....