单词 | permatemp |
释义 | permatempn. U.S. colloquial. A person employed on a temporary basis but on an indefinite or long-term contract. ΚΠ 1970 N.Y. Times 1 Feb. ix. 30 (advt.) Please refer to our ad in the temporary column for information about perma-temp, come-on-back and get-away assignments.] 1993 Houston Chron. 4 Apr. (Sunday Mag.) 7/2 It was discovered that temps could sublet their jobs to temp-temps willing to work for a few dollars less per hour, with the perma-temps pocketing the difference. 1995 San Francisco Examiner (Nexis) 9 June a25 ‘We're called “perma-temps”’, said Harry Baker, a grant coordinator, who has held a ‘temporary’ position..for the last 18 years. 2002 Chicago Tribune 15 Sept. v. 5/2 As an example, [she] cites the ‘permatemps’ who reached a $97 million legal settlement... These people were not employed by a temp agency, but had individual contracts... The permanents got stock options and benefits, and the temps didn't. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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