kitchen toilet

Definition

An organizational structure or process that makes absolutely no sense in its current form but can only be understood through historical context—it's the logical result of past decisions that once made sense but now exist awkwardly in the wrong place. Like discovering your company has a toilet in the kitchen: you can see it serves some function for those who've always used it, but new people rightfully question why it's still there.

Example Usage

Our approval process requires sign-off from three departments that barely communicate—it's a total kitchen toilet left over from a 2008 restructuring.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kitchen%20toilet&defid=18072664)

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