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. The portion of one's life spent in the workplace.
    • 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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