part-time job

Not full hours

A part-time job is employment with fewer hours than a standard full-time position—typically under thirty or thirty-five hours per week.

Part-time work often lacks the benefits of full-time employment, like health insurance or paid leave.

Students, caregivers, and retirees commonly hold part-time jobs: She picked up a part-time job at the bookstore to help cover tuition.

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hours/time commitment

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Work requiring standard hours

full-time employment · full-time work · permanent employment · nine-to-five · double shift

permanence and career significance

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Lifelong occupational pursuit

permanent position · vocation · calling · life's work · dream job

Family

part, time, parts, parted, parting, partial, partially, partiality, partition

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