When a large group are assigned to a big rush job, one or more quietly disappear.. only to suddenly appear for a short while, as though performing tasks involved in the project. NOT! They are slipping off to text or other private tasks of their own. They are.. 'ghosting the job'.
Boss: 'Hey you guys - have you seen Russ or Dave?' Um.. yeah, they were just here a second ago.. but I can't see them now. Oh, here they come. Boss: 'You two are screwing the pooch! Quit ghosting the job and get busy!!'
Employees who just manage to show up, do the bare minimum, take longlunch breaks, disappear for hours, offer little or no ideas and are the first ones out the door.
Joe just comes in to monitor emails and read the internet. Man he is retired-on-the-job.
Killing the Job is usually heard in a union shop environment when a worker is working way too fast. Working way too fast or even slightly faster than the minimum speed you can get away with takes work or paid for time away from other union members.
Union Worker 1: Holy fuck Man! You better tell Weed to slow the fuck down! Union Worker 2: You got that shit right, he's fucking killing the job!