"Underemployment" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Full-time employment inconsistent with a job holder's ability, skills, qualifications, or education, or part-time employment for people who need or wish to work full-time.
Example sentences:
1. Economic downturns often lead to underemployment among workers who are unable to find full-time jobs.
2. Underemployment is a major concern for graduates who cannot find employment matching their level of education and skills.
3. Many freelancers struggle with underemployment during slow periods in the industry, when clients are scarce.
4. Underemployment can take a toll on mental health, leading to feelings of frustration and low self-esteem.
5. Policies aimed at reducing unemployment often inadvertently contribute to underemployment by giving people insufficient hours of work.
Noun: a person or organization that is considered at a disadvantage in a competition, a conflict or an economic situation, but manages to succeed despite this disadvantage, often greatly outperforming others.
Having a job, but not enough to fully utilize one's skills, education, or potential; working part-time or in a limited capacity.
To underestimate something or someone means to think that they are less capable, skilled, or important than they really are. It means to judge someone or something as being weaker or less effective than they actually are.
Meaning: Not being used or utilized to its full potential or capacity; underutilized or undermanaged.