jammy job

7.6

An easy job that pays well and needs little work

noun

Slang

: trabajo fácil

Working as a product tester is seen as a jammy job by many people.

Examples

He was thrilled when he landed a jammy job at the tech company right after graduation.
Her friends couldn't believe how much she was paid for such a jammy job.
He landed a jammy job at a tech startup.
What a jammy job you have!
He was thrilled when he landed a jammy job at the tech company right after graduation.
Her friends couldn't believe how much she was paid for such a jammy job.
Many consider working as a product tester to be a jammy job because of its perks.

Synonyms

plum job

vsjammy job

Informal

1 5.1

A job many people want because it pays well, gives good benefits or brings respect

is prized because it is easy or gives great benefits rather than prestige

Antonyms

tough job

29 3.4

A difficult task that needs a lot of effort

junk job

Informal

6.1

A low-paid job that is boring and gives no chance to move up

How Easy

sinecure

1 9.9

jammy job

Slang

7.6

job

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

jammy job singular

jammy jobs plural

Morphology

jammy + job

Knowing 'jammy' (remarkably lucky) and 'job' (position of employment) gives a clear hint that this refers to a 'lucky' or fortunate position, but 'jammy' is informal/regionally British and the specific inference that the job is particularly easy or highly desirable (rather than merely obtained by luck) requires cultural/usage knowledge. The constituent meanings thus partially transparently indicate the sense, but the exact pragmatic nuance is not fully predictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Jammy job starts with the word jammy, a British word that means 'lucky' or 'sweet'. One popular story says it comes from the image of finding a jar of jam, a lucky sweet treat, so a jammy job is a 'sweet' or easy job that gives good pay or benefits.