McJob

McJob
 Low-paying positions in service companies. The term is a derogatory reference to McDonalds Company. One survey predicted that by the year 2000, 10 percent of the American labor force would have at one time worked for McDonalds.

American business jargon. 2014.

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  • mcjob — To describe the act or working for, or searching for work that is of the McDonald s variety. Mom, I think I m just going to McJob for the summer. I don t want to go through all the work of putting up resumes and finding something real …   Dictionary of american slang

  • mcjob — To describe the act or working for, or searching for work that is of the McDonald s variety. Mom, I think I m just going to McJob for the summer. I don t want to go through all the work of putting up resumes and finding something real …   Dictionary of american slang

  • McJob — noun Date: 1986 a low paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • McJob — /meuhk job /, n. an unstimulating, low wage job with few benefits, esp. in a service industry. [1991, Amer.; coined by Douglas Coupland (b. 1961) in the novel Generation X] * * * …   Universalium

  • McJob — noun A job paying low wages, requiring few skills and having little opportunity for promotion. Many politicos claim most new jobs are low pay, dead enders, “McJobs.” …   Wiktionary

  • McJob —  (Cap. M, cap. J.) Slang term for a low wage job, usually in the service sector …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • McJob — n American a menial and/or temporary job. The term arose in connection with the slacker gen eration/Generation X and was based on the notion of educated middle class youngsters taking temporary jobs at, e.g., McDonald s burger restaurants. ►… …   Contemporary slang

  • McJob — n. poorly paid job in the service sector; low paying job …   English contemporary dictionary

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