> […] belies a micromanager with a Stakhanovite work ethic. Not a term I am familiar with: > The Stakhanovites (стаха́новцы) modeled themselves after Alexei S

> […] belies a micromanager with a Stakhanovite work ethic. Not a term I am familiar with: > The Stakhanovites (стаха́новцы) modeled themselves after Alexei Stakhanov, a coal miner, and took pride in their ability to produce more than was required by working harder and more efficiently, thus contributing to the common good and strengthening the socialist state. The movement began in the coal industry but later spread to many other industries in the Soviet Union. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stakhanovite_movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stakhanovite_movement Is it commonly used in the UK?