goldbricking

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00:54 Jul 8, 2020

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English term or phrase: goldbricking

Definition from TapRun.com:
Producing less value than one is capable, while simultaneously appearing as though one is working diligently

Example sentence(s):

In today’s era, when almost every work is done online, goldbricking is also known as cyber-slacking. It can be tough for the organisation and its HR to tackle such counter-productive work behaviour (CPWB). Fortunately, there are ways to manage productivity in such situations. HR Katha
Goldbricking has become such a serious issue that it is impacting labor and societal dynamics. In 2013 Forbes reported Yahoo announced it would prohibit telecommuting citing productivity issues as it found remote employees were not logging into the company servers as often as office-based workers. Investopedia
These tools not only improve productivity but also avoid goldbricking in the online and offline premises. Medium

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Zabušavanje

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Zabušavanje

Definition from Hrvatski jezični portal; Jezikoslovac:
zabušávati (, što) nesvrš. 〈prez. zabùšāvām, pril. sad. -ajūći, gl. im. -ānje〉
razg. izbjegavati dužnosti i obveze

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Dok vi radite, drugi zabušavaju. Zbog toga imate više posla ili ne stignete izvršiti u roku sve zadatke koji ne ovise samo o vama već i o takvim kolegama. Nadređeni su upoznati s problemom, ali ne poduzimaju ništa... - MojPosao.net
Hrvatski proizvodi loši jer radnici "zabušavaju"? Prema istraživanju provedenom tijekom devet mjeseci u 45 hrvatskih proizvodnih tvrtki, radnici u proizvodnji prosječno efektivno na strojevima rade svega 3,86 sati dnevno, piše Jutarnji list. ..."U šest sati počinje radno vrijeme u proizvodnji, međutim radnici u šest nisu za svojim strojem i ne počinju s radom, nego su u to vrijeme na porti i tek ulaze u poduzeće. Dok popiju kavu i presvuku se, s radom počinju 40 minuta kasnije, dakle u 6.40. Uz dvije obavezne 15-minutne pauze u proizvodnji, koje se uvijek protegnu na desetak minuta prije i poslije, isti radnik sa stroja odlazi u 13.20 i sprema se kući iako mu je radno vrijeme do 14 sati", sažeo je za list Miloloža svoje istraživanje, dodavši kako je riječ i o mentalitetu, jer "nevjerojatno je da se na istom stroju u Hrvatskoj proizvodi 11 rešetaka u minuti, a u Francuskoj 19". - Poduzetništvo.org

Explanation:
This term has many synonyms such as shirking or slacking, so the meaning in Croatian is easy to identify. I've personally used it in practice as proposed as well.

Muhamed Durmić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 08:14
Native speaker of:

Croatian,

Bosnian

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