permien.
/ˈpəːmi/, U.S. /ˈpərmi/ British colloquial.
Esp. in the computing industry: a permanent employee, as opposed to a contractor or temporary member of staff. Cf. perm n.2
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1988 Guardian 21 Apr. 27/6 Contract staff tend to be more expensive than permanent people. ‘Permies’ can be bought off with promotions and fancy job titles which cost nothing.
1991 Computer Weekly 24 Jan. 17/3 As a recent convert, after many years as a permie, I feel compelled to fight back.
1999 Computing 1 Apr. 31/2 Is it worth getting up every morning to break the 50-hour mark for the week just so my salary is two or three times that of my ‘permy’ workmates?
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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