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 23 August 2023:
      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 19 March 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 27 May 2026:
      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.

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