day jobs
Nine-to-five work
A day job is regular employment that pays the bills while someone pursues other ambitions—typically creative ones like music, acting, or writing.
The phrase implies the "real" work happens elsewhere: Don't quit your day job suggests someone's side pursuit isn't good enough to sustain them.
She kept her day job while auditioning.
- full-timeComplete weekly hours
- nine-to-fiveRegular office schedule
- regular hoursFixed, consistent work times
- punch the clockRecord shift start time
- employmentPaid occupation status
side hustle · office · corporate grind · livelihood · desk · paycheck · aspiring · dreaming · career · cubicle · work · freelancing · work-life balance · shifts · salary · societal expectations · financial stability · paying the bills
day jobscallings
Strongly felt life purposes
labors of love · life's work · vocations · artistic pursuits · side hustles
day jobscareers
Ongoing professional pursuits
life's work · professions · vocations · breakthrough roles · big breaks