What is Clock Sucker?
1.
An hourly paid employee who performs at the bare minimum drawing the job out longer than needed to collect excessive overtime pay.
Ed is the biggest clock sucker I've ever seen! It's taken him 12 hours to image that PC!
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2.
A person who totally wastes your time, with no concern for your life, since they have no life of their own. They are particularly annoying to sales reps, who cannot afford to waste time on non-prospects.
(from GlenGarry Glen Ross)
Williamson: Ricky, here's three leads for tonight.
Ricky Romano: Three leads!?! No, I count two! Patel, Ramadan Patel? He's a clock sucker! If Vishnu gave him a million dollars and told him to buy, he wouldn't!
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