a job for life
idiom.idiom. a position or career that you can keep until you decide to retire.
idiom. a permanent employment arrangement characterized by high job security and the expectation of lifelong tenure.
My grandfather had a job for life at the local factory.
In the modern economy, very few people expect to find a job for life when they graduate.
The transition from a manufacturing economy to a gig economy has effectively ended the era of the job for life for most workers.
usually used as a singular noun phrase to describe a type of employment or a career path.
use this to discuss changes in the labor market; it often carries a nostalgic tone as it is increasingly rare in the 21st century.
He has a job for the life.He has a job for life.the phrase is a fixed idiom and does not use the definite article 'the' before 'life'.