Word: genericizing
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...many people's retirement security. But Congress and Wall Street long have abided by a simple principle: follow the money. With so much nesting in 401(k) plans, two new initiatives aim to commingle plan administration with sorely needed advice. This is groundbreaking stuff. I'm talking not about generic investment education, like the flyers you get in your statement, but personal, account- and fund-specific suggestions...
...office work or even spent time in front of a computer in a cubicle, then you must see Office Space. The social commentary isn’t that trenchant, and the themes are rather flippant, but the movie is truly notable for its caricatures and its satire of the generic American workplace. The monotony of working a 9-to-5 job alongside eccentric people in a bland, quasi-corporate environment is increasingly becoming a universal theme for the babies of the Baby Boomers...
...confident if people can get past the pain of generic office work and appreciate their Washington internships on a different level, then they’ll perhaps relax and begin to enjoy what they do. More importantly, they’ll also know what Peter eventually discovers in the movie...
...many people's retirement security. But Congress and Wall Street long have abided by a simple principle: follow the money. With so much nesting in 401(k) plans, two new initiatives aim to commingle plan administration with sorely needed advice. This is groundbreaking stuff. I'm talking not about generic investment education, like the flyers you get in your statement, but personal, account- and fund-specific suggestions...
...that private toilets have been outlawed. The play overdoses a bit on winking self-references ("Everything in its time, little Sally," one character says to another. "Nothing can kill a show like too much exposition"), and the promise of sharp political satire is lost on the way to a generic cartoon of a greedy corporation oppressing the masses. But when was the last time even sophomoric left-wing agitprop was the subject for a musical--much less one that's so entertaining? The vest-pocket production has outsize energy, as does the terrific, beefy Kurt Weill-like score by Mark...