Zé Ruela is a slang term for a passive person, who cannot think of a solution to resolve a difficult situation. It can also be a person without wisdom, which is slow in reasoning.
The term Zé Ruela is used in various social classes, for different types of people, whether they are members of a large company, a neighbor, or a bartender. Generally, Zé Ruela is an individual with no attitude, with low problem solving capacity, averse to involvement in tasks that require responsibility.
Zé Ruela is that uncommitted person to the extreme, he is always unhappy with everything and doesn't have a posture proactive, preferring to leave it as it is to see how it is, it can also be said that he is an accommodated individual.
In most situations, Zé Ruela is a pejorative adjective, and most people don't like to be called that.
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In companies, Zé Ruela is responsible for many of the managers' problems, as he usually contaminates the environment in which he finds himself, does not contribute to the development of the company or to interpersonal relationships healthy.