Re: Common Catachresis - "Full time employment" (was RE: Tips for Second Interview)

[Julia Norquist <techiejules -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

I agree that "full-time" can be a misnomer (ask the flex-time telecommuter sharing 30 hours with someone else), but people who know that "full-time" is the new "permanent" also know that "full-time" and "part-time" aren't the only categories anymore. I don't see why anybody would be insulted by that comment.

- Jules



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From: Dori Green <dgreen -at- associatedbrands -dot- com>
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Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 6:23:00 AM
Subject: Common Catachresis - "Full time employment" (was RE: Tips for Second Interview)


James Barrow wrote,

"...they wanted full time employment.
Again, another disappointment since I explained that the contract was for
3-4 months."

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I'm sure that Jim didn't mean any insult to the thousands of "temporary" and "contract" workers who put in a full 40 hours or more every week.

As a former contractor who regularly worked 40-60 hours per week, I really do wish that everybody in the world would stop using "full time" as a synonym for "permanent".  I know that you know that I know that there's really no such thing as a "permanent" job any more, and I know that you know that I know that you didn't mean to be insulting but darn it, it is, and there it is. 


Dori Green 
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