overemployed
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overemployed¹
Where it comes from
From overemploy + -ed.
verb
- simple past and past participle of overemploy
overemployed²
Where it comes from
From over- + employed.
adjective more overemployed · most overemployed
- Employed for more hours than full-time work. People who remain overemployed tolerate longer hours because they either expect their overemployment to be brief (such as temporary care-giving), or figure that part-time or reduced hours status involves too large a sacrifice in terms of benefit coverage or job status.
- Working multiple jobs at the same time, often without the knowledge of one's employers. [Sarah] Murphy is one of the "overemployed"—employees secretly working more than one full-time job, aided by the rise of remote work ushered in by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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title = {overemployed},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overemployed},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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