Microserf

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person working for Microsoft in a low-level position.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of microserf. alt-of
  3. 3
    A person working in a low-paid service industry position using information technologies, usually with only basic qualifications, unable to move to a higher-paid position.

Etymology

Blend of Microsoft + serf. Probably coined by Douglas Coupland in his 1995 novel Microserfs, which chronicles the lives of coders who work for Microsoft.

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