the c++ of the oed point out that they must record the description of how the title is employed , rather than prescribe how it should be used . the term , mcjob , has been in usage at least 20 years , they write . it was popularised in 1991 in douglas coupland ' s story generation x : tales for an interrupted cultural as one of the margins concepts . here it was described as " a minimal - pay , low - prestige , low - profile , reduced benefit , no - future job in the service trade . repeatedly considered a satisfying career proposition by peoples who have never owned this . "
A "McJob" is a low-paid job.