e/Permatemp

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has gloss	eng: A permatemp is an employee whose status is somewhere between a temporary employee and a permanent employee. The word is a portmanteau of the words permanent and temporary. It is sort of a tongue-in-cheek textual contrivance poking fun at the dynamics of the New Economy with its characteristic job insecurity and lack of benefits for a considerable portion of the workforce.
lexicalization	eng: Perma-temp
lexicalization	eng: permatemp
instance of	c/Microsoft criticisms and controversies