A dictionary of modern lifeOriginal definitions · Illustrated satire
Lucifer’s Lexicon

Modern life, properly defined.

From the dictionary

RIGHT-SIZING

n.Redundancy expressed by someone retaining a role.

A hand-drawn satirical comic showing Lucifer on a leadership platform cutting employee chairs from an organisation chart while the executive chair grows.
The illustrated dictionary RIGHT-SIZING
A connected train of thought

  1. People & HR

    CULTURE n.

    The behaviour rewarded after the values have been printed.

  2. Corporate Speak

    OWNERSHIP n.

    Responsibility bestowed without the vulgar accompaniment of power.

  3. Corporate Speak

    ACCOUNTABILITY n.

    Responsibility assigned downward after authority has remained above.