busywork

Definitions

Examples

• They’re printers, fax machines, and scanners that create an all-in-one digital hub for office busywork.

• Upon her return, she was met with busywork from school, but nothing palpable outside an occasional Zoom call or Google meet-up.

• She said that being explicit about mental health was policy busywork and a paperwork nightmare.

• This may seem like a good idea in theory, but in practice they amount to glorified extra-credit projects and pointless busywork.

• Sadly, its most notable achievement is to add layers of red tape and busywork to our already bureaucracy-heavy prison system.

• But repeated tests create a uniform sort of busywork, which can turn quickly into malaise.