window sitters

A form of window sitter — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of window sitter
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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