Work & careers
day job
regular work supporting another ambition
A person's regular job, often contrasted with another activity or ambition they pursue outside work.
Hear it in real life
Are you a full-time musician now?
No, I still have a day job at a bank.
Her day job pays the rent while she trains as a singer.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Her daily job pays the rent while she sings.
Say: Her day job pays the rent while she sings.
"Day job" is the fixed expression for regular work alongside another ambition; "daily job" usually means a job done every day.
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How it fits in a sentence.
have a day job; keep one's day job; work a day job
Your turn: say it out loud
Her day job pays the rent while she trains as a singer.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
day job
regular work supporting another ambition
“Her day job pays the rent while she trains as a singer.”
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