Part Timers

Enter “equipment and products designed to be operated (or sold) by minimally trained, unskilled persons, of whom high turnover rates are expected,” namely part-timers whose jobs consist of sorting out boxed uniform portions of food prepared and frozen off-premises and of serving them without frills (clean your own table). ❋ Marvin Harris (1981)

Every religion has its its mystics, its ritualists, its intellectuals, its devotional celebrants; it has orthodox fanatics, scriptural literalists, skeptics, doubters and free-thinking adapters; it has selfless servants and self-important hypocrites; it has ardent devotees and indifferent part-timers. ❋ Philip Goldberg (2012)

James Gonyo was in charge there of hundreds of light infantry men, or "ground pounders," made up of a mix of part-timers who report for training during the weekends and some young guardsmen hoping for a military career. ❋ Joseph De Avila (2011)

Chegg, which also sells books, employs 40 full-timers and 40 part-timers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Retailers have reported huge job losses, while other sectors have only taken on a smattering of part-timers, undermining the government's hopes of a private sector revival to compensate for deep public sector spending cuts. ❋ Unknown (2011)

One reason: Townships have fewer employees per person and use more part-timers, reducing salaries and benefits. ❋ Conor Dougherty (2011)

And because employers are still reluctant to increase hours for part-timers, "hiring is really a long way off," says Christine Riordan, a policy analyst at the National Employment Law Project. ❋ Unknown (2011)

When consumer demand picks up, companies will likely boost the hours of their part-timers before they add jobs, economists say. ❋ Unknown (2011)

That includes full-time staff, part-time workers and contributors, with the focus on part-timers. ❋ Paul Sonne (2011)

But for the most part, the company is stretching its work force by using part-timers and adding weekend shifts. ❋ Scott Thurm (2010)

When cuts are made, part-timers tend to get laid off before full-timers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Combined, the 14 million officially unemployed; the "underemployed" part-timers who want full-time work; and "discouraged" people who have stopped looking make up 16.2 percent of working-age Americans. ❋ Unknown (2011)

They must also contend with 8.8 million other people not counted as unemployed – part-timers who want full-time work. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But economists expect job growth to stay weak for two or three more years in part because of how many frustrated part-timers want to work full time. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The driver fears part-timers, such as himself, will eventually be squeezed out in tough economic times. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The proportion of the work force made up of the frustrated part-timers has risen faster than unemployment has since the recession began in December 2007. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Student 1: "Hey where [you going]? we still have [tourism] after lunch." Student 2: "I'm [going home]." Student 1: "Part Timer!" ❋ SeriousSam (2008)

Person 1 - "Right, I'm away home" Person 2 - "Naw man, stay out & get a booze, you can crash [at mine]" Person 1 - "Nope, I'm going home for diner" *walks away* Person 2 - "Fucking [part timer].." Person 3 - "Aye, what a fucking [buzzkill]" ❋ YoBitchorsomeshitlikethat (2009)

[Tony] is a part timer ❋ Kendrewphil (2003)

"I ain't got [no time] for f***ing part-timers. Pass my [Burberry] [cap] will yer?" ❋ Roman Nitty (2003)