noun
neglecting one's duties while drawing a salary
Rare, formal term for holding a position without performing its duties, often used in the context of official corruption or incompetence. Appears in the Chinese-derived idiom 尸位素餐.
See also: 尸位素餐
「尸位素餐」という四字熟語は、職責を果たさずに報酬を得ることを批判する表現だ。
The four-character idiom 尸位素餐 is an expression that criticizes receiving pay without fulfilling one's duties.