Serving From The Left Edit Meaning

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To perform your job properly or at a higher level, because your boss is now watching you. Derived from the rule that a waiter is suppose to serve a plate to a diner from the diner's left and remove it from the right. But this procedure is often neglected.

When my boss came into my office to listen to my sales calls, I knew I had better start serving from the left.

See slacking, overachiever, brownnoser, faker, employee of the month