window sitter

noun

An employee who is given a desk job with no real responsibilities, often by a window, to make them feel excluded and encourage them to quit voluntarily.

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Meanings

nounwindow sitter (plural window sitters)

plural window sitters

  1. JapanAn employee who is given a desk job with no real responsibilities, often by a window, to make them feel excluded and encourage them to quit voluntarily.
Cite this entry
APA

window sitter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/window%20sitter

MLA

“window sitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/window%20sitter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “window sitter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/window%20sitter.

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