Rehirement
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Pronunciation: \ri-ˈhī(-ə)r-mə[nt]
Function: noun
1 a : an act of rehiring : the state of being rehired b : after unceremoniously having your position or occupation eliminated by a company that you have given the best years of your life’s work to and being unable to find meaningful work elsewhere in the succeeding year, said company [one year] later employs you albeit in a different division and at a lower [wage] scale thus leaving you wondering why you didn’t spend the past 6 months in Italy enjoying yourself instead of worrying about your ever dwindling [severance package] and pounding your head against the wall trying to find your next great career move.
2 : a job -
Forced to remain [employed] to [make ends meet] when one should be [retired].
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