temped

Worked short-term gig

Temped is the past tense of temp, meaning to work as a temporary employee: She temped at law firms while auditioning for acting roles.

The work is typically clerical or administrative, arranged through staffing agencies, and understood to be short-term rather than permanent employment.

employment

contract

Enforceable written agreement

stand-in · substitute · relief · locum · freelance · seasonal · part-time · casual · on-call · placement

Opposites
employment commitment/attachment

tempedput down roots

Establish a permanent home

committed · stayed · settled in · climbed the ladder · retired

Phrases
Family

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