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goldbricking

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gold·brick  (gldbrk) Slang
n.
A person, especially a soldier, who avoids assigned duties or work; a shirker.
v. gold·bricked, gold·brick·ing, gold·bricks
v.intr.
To shirk one's assigned duties or responsibilities.
v.tr.
To cheat; swindle.
goldbricker n.
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Noun1.goldbrickinggoldbricking - the evasion of work or duty          
goofing off, shirking, slacking, soldiering
dodging, escape, evasion - nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"


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Moreover, studies have shown that employees who engage in workplace abuse (excessive absenteeism, goldbricking, pilfering, for example) are at a higher risk to commit fraud.
Protect small business: small companies without adequate internal ... by Wells, Joseph T. / Journal of Accountancy
Where goldbricking had been winked at, it was no longer tolerated.
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One retired military officer I spoke with gave a succinct answer when I asked him why businesses don't seem to have as much goldbricking as the government: "Simple.
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