Meaning:

    “信息” means “information” and “零食” means “to snack.” It can be translated as “infosnacking,” which describes time spent on the computer at work doing things that aren’t work-related. Editors at Webster’s New World College Dictionary define infosnacking as those stolen moments at work at which we sneak time to handle personal e-mail, Google sports scores, or shop online.

    Example:

    A: 苏珊昨天上班时网购，被领导发现挨批评了。

    Sūshān zuótiān shàngbān shí wǎnggòu, bèi lǐngdǎo fāxiàn āi pīpíng le。

    Susan was criticized by her boss yesterday when she was discovered shopping online at work.

    B: 这可不太好，不过上班时间享用信息零食对办公室一族也是普遍现象。

    Zhè kě bùtàihǎo, bùguò shàngbān shíjiān xiǎngyòng xìnxī língshí duì bàngōngshì yīzú yě shì pǔbiàn xiànxiàng。

    That was terrible, but infosnacking at work is now quite common for office employees.