portfolio employment

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the practice of working for several employers simultaneously rather than working full-time for a single employer

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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How to use portfolio employment in a sentence

In Turkey, crime groups in border areas are exploiting the labor of Syrian male refugees who cannot find legitimate employment.
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism|Louise I. Shelley|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2013, with help from corporations, the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act finally passed in the Senate.
Corporations Are No Longer Silent on LGBT Issues||December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thank you, government policies, for the employment—2.7 million jobs have been added to the U.S. economy this year.
Up to a Point: Thanks to the Biggest Turkey, Uncle Sam|P. J. O’Rourke|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Take the case of Herx v. Diocese of Fort Wayne, an employment discrimination suit in the Seventh Circuit.
Catholic Church: Religious Freedom Trumps Civil Rights|Jay Michaelson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They have multiple employment centers and the vast majority of commuters take to the roads.
The Progressives’ War on Suburbia|Joel Kotkin|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My father, who was a professional cricketer, was smashed up by an accident, and I had three horrible years in employment in shops.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Thinking it was a request for employment which he could not offer, Malcolm stuffed it carelessly into a pocket.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The obstacles operating against the development of enterprises and employment of foreign capital to be removed.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
To supply eminent humorists and others with enjoyable, rational, and profitable employment.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
But the first practical point to be struggled for is that of steady employment and just reward for labor.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley