Word of the Day: Empty Suit

[RubyK]

"Empty suit" is a slang term for "an executive, manager, or official regarded as ineffectual, incompetent, or lacking in leadership qualities such as creativity and empathy." Your manager who can't get anything done and then blames you until you break down in tears is an empty suit.

In my long career working in offices, Empty Suits, both male and female, were plentiful and quite distressing.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Empty suits, are a dime-a-dozen in the business world.

 

[Rosemarie]

Not far from where I live is an empty suit of armour, which is believed to belong to King Henry VIII.

 

[Jeweltea]

We called them "Nothing in a Suit".