underworked
adjective
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈwɜːkt/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈwɝːkt/not having enoughworkto do, or not having been given enoughwork:
There was astereotypeat thetimethatfactoryworkerswereoverpaidandunderworked.
Many of the bank'sprovincialofficesarefullystaffedwithboredand underworkedemployees.
- Injury-prone and underworkedsportsstarsarewidelyperceivedby thepublicas beingoverpaid.
- I'mtiredoflisteningtopeopleclaimingthatpublicsectorworkersareoverpaidand underworked.
- I canspeakfor mostpeoplewhen I say that we can onlyhopetoreceivethewageincreasesthatouroverpaidunderworkedcitypoliticiansseemtoreceive.
- Thegoalkeeperwas underworked for most of thegame.
Work, working and the workplace
- act assomething
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)idiom
- assignment
- bandh
- be at workidiom
- grind
- hoop
- hot-desking
- hotelling
- housekeeping
- in the line of dutyidiom
- induction
- industry
- moonlight
- skivvy
- slave
- slog
- slouch
- spadework
- sweat