Romanian Mint Rubbing Association (RMRA)web.archive.org 53 pointseu3 years ago7 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−ChuckNorris893ySpoiler alert: 'Mint rubbing' in Romanian means 'thumb twiddling' in English, or in other words, wasting time to look busy for the management, a national sport perfected in comunist times and adapted to modern in-office work environments.−ajb3yI'm glad you posted that,l info, because I didn't find it anywhere in the website.−dontlaugh3yThey print the Romanian term which you can look up.The whole website is an example of the idea, it would ruin the joke to explain it.−gumballindie3ySome might argue this is common practice at FAANG and other large corporations.−unixhero3yAh carrying a piece of paper arouns the office to seem busy, yup we still do that.−bombcar3yClipboard surfing!−Caitlynmeeks3ya place to discuss mint rubbing, the ancient Romanian practice which will completely changed your life for the better
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Spoiler alert: 'Mint rubbing' in Romanian means 'thumb twiddling' in English, or in other words, wasting time to look busy for the management, a national sport perfected in comunist times and adapted to modern in-office work environments.
I'm glad you posted that,l info, because I didn't find it anywhere in the website.
They print the Romanian term which you can look up.
The whole website is an example of the idea, it would ruin the joke to explain it.
Some might argue this is common practice at FAANG and other large corporations.
Ah carrying a piece of paper arouns the office to seem busy, yup we still do that.
Clipboard surfing!
a place to discuss mint rubbing, the ancient Romanian practice which will completely changed your life for the better