the optimizing of the dictionary point out that they simply describe the description of how the name is used , rather than prescribe what it should be used . the term , mcjob , has been in service at least 20 years , they say . it was reinterpreted in 1991 in charles coupland ' s novel generation x : recipes for an accelerated style as one of the margin terminology . here it was listed as " a reduced - pay , lowest - prestige , low - dignity , low benefit , no - future job in the service sector . often considered a satisfying profession choose by people who have never held them . "
A "McJob" is a low-paid job.