mcjob

mcjob: from fool.com

http://www.fool.com/news/take/2003/take031111.htm
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In recent speeches, President Bush insists that our
economy is creating jobs -- and let's assume he doesn't
mean for export. One familiar protest is that while high-
paying white-collar jobs head overseas, we're left with
those low-paying jobs one might be tempted to sum up in a
word: McJob.
Traditionally, we resist for three reasons: First, why
say anything with one word that you could say with 10?
Second, that seems a bit unfair to Ronald and friends.
More importantly, if it's not in Merriam-Webster, it
doesn't get past Reggie -- our esteemed editor known
affectionately as The Hammer.


Well, you guessed it: The upcoming edition of Merriam's
Collegiate Dictionary defines McJob as "a low-paying job
that requires little skill and provides little
opportunity for advancement." Needless to say, McDonald's
is not amused.

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Plain Jane@nospam.com