joblife

English

Etymology

job + life.

Noun

joblife (usually uncountable, plural joblives)

  1. That portion of one's life in which one is gainfully employed
    • 1973, Carroll J. Bourg, "Kaim-Caudle, P.R. Comparative Social Policy and Social Security: A Ten-Country Study" (review), Sociology: Reviews of New Books, Vols. 1-2, page 115
      As the joblife becomes a smaller percentage of the life cycles of most peoples, the traditions of social policy must adopt more adequate ways of social security.
  2. One's experience on the job/at work
    • 1960, Fred Manchee, The Secret of Being a Somebody, New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, page 87:
      An artist friend of mine recalls three examples in his own joblife where nervous apprehension was involved.
    • 2013, Tracy Reynolds, Job Time: An HR Book for Jobseekers, Xlibris, 2013. (Page _):
      First, let's talk about preparing to become part of the workforce, which consists of many people who are committed to an orderly job-life.
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