suspended activity expert
One who excels at doing nothing while appearing busy to others. The expert can fool co-workers and bosses alike.
In her sales job, Beth is required to hit daily call goals in order to meet expectations and keep the monkeys off her back. By dialing mostly disconnected or fax numbers, Beth's sales director is completely fooled and regularly congratulates her on hitting or exceeding goal. Beth is seen as successful and often referenced as an example for "activity pays". Beth has mastered being a suspended activity expert at work.