It has been a tactic for employees to react to demands imposed on them from management or the result of their desperation to prove they’re working for fear of losing their jobs. Employees, under pressure to perform and “prove” they’re working, have retaliated with quiet workaround tactics of their own such as mouse shuffling, “coffee badging” and “quiet vacationing.” A new study reveals that ghostworkers are adding insult to injury, not only pretending to work but job hunting on company time. The first step employers can take is to distinguish between ghostworkers who are dragging their feet and doing the bare minimum for the wrong reasons and an A-team worker who is engaged, doing the best but burning out.
Author: Bryan Robinson, Ph.D., Contributor, Bryan Robinson, Ph.D., Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/
Published at: 2025-05-24 20:25:09
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