McJob

American  

[muhk-job] / məkˈdʒɒb /

noun

1. an unstimulating, low-wage job with few benefits, especially in a service industry.

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McJob British  

/ məkˈdʒɒb /

noun

1. informal a job that is poorly paid and menial

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Etymology

Origin of McJob

1991, coined by Douglas Coupland (born 1961) in the novel Generation X

Example Sentences

She quipped that she has thought about taking a McJob to recapture her creative mojo, but instead she is launching an international concert tour.

From The Wall Street Journal

The story hangs on Ron Livingston’s Peter Gibbons, an unremarkable 20-something slouching through a McJob at a generically named bank software company called Initech.

From Salon

In the 1980s, the term “McJob” entered the pop culture lexicon as a pejorative.

From Los Angeles Times

The author of 2006’s “My Secret Life on the McJob,” which chronicled his undercover work in fast food, said that those employees learn about the importance of reliability, working under pressure and being a team player — bedrock principles of any blue-collar job.

From Los Angeles Times

The story hangs on Ron Livingston's Peter Gibbons, an unremarkable 20-something slouching through a McJob at a generically named bank software company called Initech.

From Salon