undertime
Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- noun The time spent at a workplace doing non-work activities.
Examples
-
DeMarco coined the word "undertime" for the relaxing periods where we take a break from increasing workloads.
-
Critics of the software argue that Web surfing is just another form of "undertime," the inevitable hours we spend each workday gossiping, getting coffee or talking on the phone to friends.
-
At my last job, when things were especially slow, they had "undertime" where people could leave early, and it didn't count as leaving early or being sick or anything, it was just you ceasing to work for that day.
-
He notes that in the early 1900s, the telephone -- also a great undertime tool -- was once viewed as a threat to productivity as well: workers were supposed to use it only to call the police.
Note
The word 'undertime' is formed on the model of 'overtime' (extra work expected of an employee).
