“The language in the work environment that makes judgments about how people are spending their time.”

Sludge might sound like this: “10:00 and you’re just getting in? I wish I could come in late every day”, “Banker’s hours again? Must be nice”, or “There goes Jill to pick up her sick kid again at daycare – wish I had a kid and could get some time off”.

(via book “Why work sucks and how to fix it” and co2partners.com)