cyberslackingn.
/ˈsʌɪbəˌslakɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsaɪbərˌslækɪŋ/ The habitual use of a company internet connection for personal or recreational reasons during working hours.In quot. 1996: aimless discussion or reflection about computer-related topics.
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1996 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 22 Mar. 7/5 Not all of Dan's musings are stupid..but it is often difficult to tell where the ‘cyber-slacking’ stops and the serious suggestions begin.
1999 Newsweek 29 Nov. 62/1 For bosses, cyberslacking is becoming a pervasive and perplexing problem in the new wired workplace.
2001 Cornell Hotel & Restaurant Admin. Q. Oct. 37/1 The use of company resources through employee cyberslacking activities gives rise to another ripple effect, as the company's bandwidth becomes clogged.
2006 Poetics 34 256 It may seem that controlling this ‘cyberslacking’ would increase worker productivity, however, cracking down on personal use at work may have a negative impact on morale.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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