warm chair attrition
This is a very cute article about the cyclical job market, particularly for the term "warm chair attrition." This is the term for folks who come in every day, filling seats, but are not performing their job in any measurable way. I am completely convinced that this exists absolutely everywhere. (is that enough emphatics?) Even to a small extent, people can have "off" weeks. Of course, if I have an off week, I don't submit my time, so there is at least not the double guilt of not performing and getting paid for it anyway.