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April 11, 2008: office ghost

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=office+ghost&defid=2421982

An employee who maintains a position at a company despite the fact that all of
his job duties have been reassigned to other employees. This could be by the
ghost's own design or due to restructuring within the department.

Office Ghosts are particularly effective when they have a big title that comes
with an assistant, and a boss in another location because no one is really sure
what they do all day, but they still have the ability to step up and take credit
once a project is completed.

Employee: I was looking for Michael. Have you seen him?
Assistant: I think he's in his office but I'm not sure since he always has the
door closed. Let me check.
Assistant: No, he's not in there. He might be in a meeting.
Employee: He's like the office ghost. I can never find him when I need to talk
with him. What does he do all day?
Assistant: Honestly I have no idea. You tell me when you figure it out and we'll
both know.