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nonjob

nonjob noun: a position that is ostensibly a job but does not involve useful or meaningful work.

Noun

nonjob (plural nonjobs)

  1. A position that is ostensibly a job but does not involve useful or meaningful work.
    • Sure, reengineering is supposed to be about improving efficiency and workflows. But it also works pretty well to get rid of nonperformers. Just park them in nonjobs, and periodically sweep the nonjobs out with a reengineering study.2002, Sam Hill, Sixty Trends in Sixty Minutes, page 205
    • Nonjobs are particularly common in the health industry and are well described by Drucker as those positions in which the title is “assistant to.” An individual's performance should be observable by the total organization […]2010, Seth Goldsmith, Principles of Health Care Management, page 117

Adjective

nonjob (not comparable)

  1. Not relating to a person's job.
    • the effect of disability on nonjob activities

Forms of nonjob

pluralnonjobs

Origin of nonjob

From non- + job.

Questions about nonjob

What does nonjob mean?
Nonjob means a position that is ostensibly a job but does not involve useful or meaningful work.
What part of speech is nonjob?
Nonjob can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of nonjob?
The plural of nonjob is nonjobs.

Words near nonjob in the dictionary

  1. nonjanitorial
  2. nonjava
  3. nonjazz
  4. nonjealous
  5. nonjewelry
  6. nonjob
  7. nonjobs
  8. nonjogger
  9. nonjoggers
  10. nonjogging
  11. nonjoinder

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