permatemp

American  

[pur-muh-temp] / ˈpɜr məˌtɛmp /

noun

1. a temporary or freelance worker who accepts a series of short-term assignments, thereby continuing on a long-term basis without the benefits of a permanent employee.

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Etymology

Origin of permatemp

First recorded in 1990–95; perma(nent) ( def. ) + temp ( def. )

Example Sentences

Significantly, major university contracts in California and Oregon allow the regularization of permatemp faculty.

From Seattle Times

This may inconvenience some, but that inconvenience is nothing compared to the hardship permatemp work inflicts upon faculty.

From Seattle Times

Microsoft was the subject of the famous “permatemp” lawsuit, a long-running class action filed by workers who accused the company of using long-term temp workers to do the work of employees while denying them the benefits that employees received.

From The Wall Street Journal

After several years as a “permatemp” at the hotel, she’s gotten fast enough to pull in as much as $1,200 every two weeks working seven days a week.

From Slate

He banded together other “permatemp” translators to do something straight out of the Industrial Revolution: They voted to create a union, the Temporary Workers of America.

From Washington Post