job for life
- tenureProtected employment status
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- securityProtection from threat
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
retirement · stability · golden · watch · decades · seniority · civil · service · union · benefits · steady · paycheck · company · man · lifer · vocation · permanence · faithful
employment duration/stability
job for lifegig work
Independent, temporary task employment
seasonal work · casual employment · day labor · contract work · project-based work
employment security/risk
job for lifejob insecurity
Uncertainty about continued employment
at-will employment · gig economy · precarity · precariat · downsizing
career mobility/flexibility
job for lifejob hopping
Frequently changing employers
gig economy · portfolio career · free agent · career mobility · hustle culture