Stepford Worker…
Stepford一詞來自於小說 The Stepford Wives
曾被製作成由妮可基嫚主演的同名電影《超完美嬌妻》
Stepford Worker是指那些在職場上盲目效忠於公司、主管、政策
賣命工作但卻毫無想法的員工
e.g. I’m afraid we have to let someone go. Jack’s a compliant stepford worker, who’d go along like a good old Stepford. Derek’s energetic, spunky and original, but he has a mind of his own.
Clocksucker…
這類型員工當初應徵時會被雇用
可能是仗著有點小聰明但又不是絕頂聰明
e.g. The new employee is a clocksucker. He takes an entire day to complete a small task.
clocksucker也可以用在非職場上來形容某人真是浪費時間、毫無進展
e.g. After two years of dating, he didn't propose. She said, “You are such a clocksucker!”