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busywork
noun
busy·work ˈbi-zē-ˌwərk 
: work that usually appears productive or of intrinsic value but actually only keeps one occupied
Example Sentences
Students were given busywork for the last few minutes of class.
Recent Examples on the Web Others insist that busywork drains time for play, family and sleep, or causes kids to resent school. 
Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 6 Sep. 2022 People spend most of their day on 'busywork' — or work for work's sake — according to a survey of 10,600 workers by Asana last September. Anna Cooban, CNN, 1 Aug. 2022 Folk etymology holds that these two idioms, which in different ways imply inattention to more important tasks, arose from the same situation – someone assigning busywork to others, to prevent them from being idle. Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2022 One of the biggest pitfalls of this new approach to getting work accomplished is when projects offered to employees represent nothing more than busywork or undesirable tasks where little learning will take place. Edie Goldberg, Forbes, 19 May 2022 Focusing on the necessary set of tools, particularly with a platform approach that can gather multiple inputs on one dashboard, empowers your analysts with information, rather than burdens them with the busywork of checking a million outputs. Forbes, 1 June 2022 However, the less enjoyable parts include manually deduplicating alerts, addressing similar cases and too much busywork and noise. Eoin Hinchy, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 For example, workers were less distracted by pointless meetings and open office settings and were able to focus on meaningful tasks rather than being burdened by busywork. Christina Maslach, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2022 Leaders can make work more engaging by eliminating bureaucratic practices, minimizing busywork, raising performance expectations and creating opportunities for employees to broaden their skills through challenging work assignments. Mark Settle, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 See More
Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 6 Sep. 2022 People spend most of their day on 'busywork' — or work for work's sake — according to a survey of 10,600 workers by Asana last September. Anna Cooban, CNN, 1 Aug. 2022 Folk etymology holds that these two idioms, which in different ways imply inattention to more important tasks, arose from the same situation – someone assigning busywork to others, to prevent them from being idle. Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2022 One of the biggest pitfalls of this new approach to getting work accomplished is when projects offered to employees represent nothing more than busywork or undesirable tasks where little learning will take place. Edie Goldberg, Forbes, 19 May 2022 Focusing on the necessary set of tools, particularly with a platform approach that can gather multiple inputs on one dashboard, empowers your analysts with information, rather than burdens them with the busywork of checking a million outputs. Forbes, 1 June 2022 However, the less enjoyable parts include manually deduplicating alerts, addressing similar cases and too much busywork and noise. Eoin Hinchy, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 For example, workers were less distracted by pointless meetings and open office settings and were able to focus on meaningful tasks rather than being burdened by busywork. Christina Maslach, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2022 Leaders can make work more engaging by eliminating bureaucratic practices, minimizing busywork, raising performance expectations and creating opportunities for employees to broaden their skills through challenging work assignments. Mark Settle, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
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