jobbed
Treated unfairly, slangily
Jobbed is the past tense of job in its verb senses.
To job is to work at odd jobs or temporary assignments, or to buy and sell as a middleman.
In British usage, to job someone is to cheat or swindle them.
He jobbed for various contractors that summer.
They jobbed the contract to a local firm.
Given employment
- employedHaving paid work
- staffedSupplied with personnel
- placedPut somewhere specific
- appointedAssigned to office
position · occupation · workforce · career · profession · livelihood · tenure · corporate
Shared position between parties
- termsConditions of an agreement
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- clauseProvision in agreement
compensation · negotiation · binding · document · provision · termination · renewal · non-compete
Self-employed project work
- side hustleSecondary income venture
- moonlightingCovert additional employment
- tempingWorking temporary assignments
- consultingGiving expert advice professionally
gig economy · contract work · piecework · one-off · handyman · driver · delivery · tutor
Fraudulently arranged beforehand
- fixedRestored or immovable
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- bribedCorrupted with payment
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
insider · cronyism · fraud · scam · swindle · cheated · crooked · backroom deal
Of limited duration
- casualRelaxed and informal
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
trial · stint · project-based · ad-hoc · fill-in · temp agency · provisional · transitory
hired
Given employment
appointed · position · occupation · workforce · career · profession · livelihood · tenure · corporate · colleague
agreement
Shared position between parties
- termsConditions of an agreement
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
clause · compensation · negotiation · binding · document · provision · termination · renewal · non-compete · confidentiality
freelance
Self-employed project work
- side hustleSecondary income venture
- moonlightingCovert additional employment
- tempingWorking temporary assignments
consulting · gig economy · contract work · piecework · one-off · handyman · driver · delivery · tutor · musician
rigged
Fraudulently arranged beforehand
- fixedRestored or immovable
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- bribedCorrupted with payment
kickback · insider · cronyism · fraud · scam · swindle · cheated · crooked · backroom deal · underhanded
short-term
Of limited duration
stopgap · trial · stint · project-based · ad-hoc · fill-in · temp agency · provisional · transitory · brief
jobbedfavored
Shown special preference
vindicated · rewarded · compensated · looked after · respected
- odd jobbingDoing various small tasks