pet projects
Darling personal undertakings
Pet projects are personal endeavors pursued with special enthusiasm, often outside one's main responsibilities.
The phrase implies both affection and mild indulgence—a pet project receives attention because someone loves it, not necessarily because it's essential: The senator's pet project was a new bridge for his district.
In workplaces, pet projects may be tolerated side ventures or dismissed as distractions from core duties.
- labor of loveWork done for fulfillment, not payment
- hobbiesLeisure activities for pleasure
- DIY craftsSelf-made artistic projects
- weekend warriorSporadic recreational exerciser
- side hustlesSecondary income sources
painting · collecting · gardening · charity work · sculpture · community organizing · filmmaking · poetry · animation · photography · home studio · music composition · creative outlet · baking · graphic design · journaling · gaming · theater production
- pork barrelearmark, earmarking, pork barrel, bridge to nowhere, logrolling
- fiscal abusegraft, kickbacks, misappropriation, misuse of funds, waste
pet projectsday job
Primary paid employment
official duties · work orders · directives · marching orders
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