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What's a phrase that can convey the idea of "a variety of different jobs with no central theme"? "Various odds and ends" was the one that occurred to me, but it didn't feel exactly right and thefreedictionary also says it's used for material things, not jobs.

Is there a phrase that conveys this idea better?

Edit: Thanks for the comments, I mean jobs in the sense of employment, working at various companies or in several unconnected projects, etc.

Best Answer

The best term here is:

Odd job

a casual or isolated piece of work, especially one of a routine domestic or manual nature:

as in:

"Mike doesn't have permanent employment, he makes a living doing odd jobs for the local businesses".

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