part-time work

Fewer hours weekly

Part-time work is employment for fewer hours than a standard full-time schedule, typically under 30-35 hours per week.

The arrangement may suit students, parents, or those seeking supplemental income: She found part-time work at a bookstore while finishing her degree.

Part-time positions often come with fewer benefits than full-time roles.

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employment hours/commitment

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Standard-hours ongoing employment

full-time employment · full-time job · full-time · overtime work · double shifts

employment status/stability

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Ongoing employment without end date

permanent employment · career · lifetime employment · vocation

life centrality of work

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Addiction to one's job

overwork · leisure · retirement · unemployment

Family

work, time, part, part-time, part-timer

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