shakyjob
nounUK /ˈʃeɪki dʒɒb/
US /ˈʃeɪki dʒɑːb/
A shakyjob is a job that is not safe and might go away soon.
After the factory closed, Dad worried he had a shakyjob.
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2. A task done in a wobbly or careless way.
He painted the fence, but it was a shakyjob with drips everywhere.
3. A plan or setup that seems likely to fail.
Their lemonade stand was a shakyjob until they moved it to the busy corner.
4. A person's work that feels unsteady because they are new or nervous.
Her first day as a waiter was a shakyjob, but she got better fast.