clock watchers

Eager departure trackers

Clock watchers are employees who pay more attention to when their shift ends than to their work.

The term implies minimal engagement—doing just enough while waiting to leave: The office is full of clock watchers by Friday afternoon.

It suggests someone lacks dedication or finds their job tedious.

Related

employees · office drone · schedule · presenteeism · timers · monitoring · boredom · killing time · disengagement · morale · procrastination · monotony · dead end job · hourly wages · burnout · daydreaming · vigilant · punch cards

Opposites
work engagement and motivation

clock watchersgo-getters

Ambitiously proactive people

self-starters · eager beavers · overachievers · team players · hustlers

time orientation at work

clock watchersall-nighters

Work sessions without sleep

Family

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