The part-time job
Example: Part-time job involves working fewer hours than full-time employment
Definition
"The part-time job" refers to employment that requires fewer working hours than a full-time job, often allowing flexibility and balancing with other responsibilities such as education or family. It typically involves working less than 35 to 40 hours per week.
Etymology
The term "the part-time job" combines "part-time," meaning working only a portion of the usual full-time hours, with "job," which comes from Middle English meaning a piece of work. The phrase emerged as labor markets developed more varied employment arrangements.
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"The part-time job" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - HR - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 182 commonly used words.
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