"What venerated ‘alpha geeks’ and lowly ‘smurfs’ share is a tendency to talk about people as if they were machines. To be ‘uninstalled’ means being fired or dismissed, whereas a ‘plug-and-play’ refers to a new employee who fits in without any additional training."  (Rebuttal: Don’t Tweak the Geeks) —When the Geeks get Snide (NY Times; requires free registration)