underemployed

English

Etymology

under- +‎ employed.

Adjective

underemployed (not comparable)

Employed in a job that offers one fewer work hours than one wishes.
I found myself underemployed when the company downgraded me from full-time to part-time.

Translations

employed in a job for which one is overqualified

Finnish: vajaatyöllistetty

Spanish: subempleado (es)

See also

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