posto fisso

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “fixed place”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpos.to ˈfis.so/
  • Hyphenation: pó‧sto‧fìs‧so

Noun

posto fisso m (plural posti fissi)

  1. a stable job in the public sector, a 9 to 5
    Un tempo bastava fare un concorso e avevi il posto fisso. Mo', invece, il posto fisso lo danno solo a certi raccomandati, che sono stupidi come capre.
    In the past, you just sit an exam and you got a 9-to-5. Now, 9-to-5 jobs are handed to such thickhead nepo babies.

Derived terms

  • postofissaro (“a 9-to-5 worker, a lazy public servant”)
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