polyworker
English
Etymology
From poly- + worker or polywork + -er.
Noun
polyworker (plural polyworkers)
- (neologism) Someone who polyworks, or works multiple jobs simultaneously.
- 2022 February 14, Stephen Moore, “Side hustle and 'polywork' culture is really just a desperate reflection of a low-paying job market”, in Business Insider[1], New York, N.Y.: Insider Inc., →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 January 2024:
- Lately, it's been given a branding makeover: polyworking. In short, polyworkers don't aspire to a single job in their field. Usually, they aim for differing but often complementary professions.
- 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:
- In the survey, when polyworkers were compared to those working only one job, they were more likely to feel burned out and stressed.
- 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:
- Overall, flexibility, additional income, and freedom were the biggest benefits cited among polyworkers.
- 2023 September 2, Facundo Iglesia, “Argentina's growing 'polyworker' scene: they already outnumber the unemployed”, in Buenos Aires Herald[4], archived from the original on 2 October 2023:
- Another polyworker, Pedro, 33, who also chose to remain anonymous for fear of potential repercussions, is employed by a union and also works as a video editor. Both are part-time jobs with fixed schedules, but he is only a registered worker in his union job — a fact that even he seems to forget as he sometimes corrects himself after calling his video editor job "a freelance gig."