A person who fusses over pointless little tasks while the real disaster is kicking off. It’s from the idea of rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, busywork that looks productive but fixes absolutely nothing. Use it for managers, committees, or that mate who labels the tea bags while everything’s on fire. Maddeningly accurate.
"Water’s pouring through the ceiling and Dave’s in the corner colour coding the stationery like it’s GCSE Art. Manager goes, Leave him, he’s a proper deck chair attendant."