clock watcher
Impatient office worker
A clock watcher is someone who frequently checks the time, especially an employee who is more focused on when work ends than on the work itself.
The term carries connotations of laziness, disengagement, or counting down the minutes until quitting time.
The new hire turned out to be a clock watcher who bolted at 5:00 sharp every day.
By extension, it can describe anyone impatiently waiting for something to be over.
Unable to be still
Lacking interest or engagement
- unmotivatedLacking incentive or drive
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
listless · apathetic · restless · slacker · idle · daydreamer · uninspired · time-serving
Duration-measuring person or device
- punctualArriving when scheduled
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
- promptIncite to action
- by-the-bookAdhering strictly to rules
nine-to-five · timecard · punch-out · timeclock · work-to-rule
restless
Unable to be still
bored
Lacking interest or engagement
- unmotivatedLacking incentive or drive
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
indifferent · listless · apathetic · restless · slacker · idle · daydreamer · uninspired · time-serving · coasting
timekeeper
Duration-measuring person or device
- punctualArriving when scheduled
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
- promptIncite to action
by-the-book · nine-to-five · timecard · punch-out · timeclock · work-to-rule
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- fakesfake, fakes, counterfeit, counterfeits, imitation
- lazinesslaziness, sloth, idleness, apathy, lethargy
- observersobserver, onlooker, spectator, viewer, bystander
- boss typesmicromanager, tyrant, delegator, dictator, perfectionist
- Office SatireDilbert, Office Space, The Office, Silicon Valley, buzzword bingo
clock watcherworkaholic
Compulsive labor addict
eager beaver · go-getter · hard worker · self-starter · high achiever
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