polywork

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ work.

Verb

polywork (third-person singular simple present polyworks, present participle polyworking, simple past and past participle polyworked)

1. (intransitive, neologism) To work multiple jobs simultaneously.
   • 2021 December 13, “Polyworking and Zoombies: welcome to the new home office jargon”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-23:

     Have you been polyworking, by any chance?

   • 2023 March 12, Tracy Brower, “Working Multiple Jobs: 5 Considerations For The Promise And Peril Of Polywork”, in Forbes‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: Forbes Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 February 2023:

     Those who work remote are most likely to polywork (81%) followed by those who work hybrid (79%).

   • 2023 March 20, Orianna Rosa Royle, “Gen Zers are now 'polyworking' because holding down just one job doesn't pay enough or give them the flexibility they want”, in Fortune‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: Fortune Media Group Holdings, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 March 2023:

     Around half of the respondents said they plan to polywork indefinitely—and the older respondents were, the more likely they were to see juggling jobs as a long-term solution as opposed to a means to an end.

Derived terms

• polyworker

 

See also

• overemployed