妖よう精せいさん

noun

older employee with little actual work; office fairy

Jocular term for a senior colleague who is present but does not have much real work, often implying they are treated gently or kept around without heavy responsibilities.

• あの部ぶ長ちょうはもう妖よう精せいさんみたいなもので、会かい議ぎに出でるだけだ。

  That department head is practically an 'office fairy' now; he just attends meetings.

• 妖よう精せいさん扱あつかいされるのは気き楽らくだけど、少すこし寂さびしい。

  Being treated like an 'office fairy' is easy, but a little lonely.