The phrase 'soft job' can be used in written English, though it is not a phrase seen very often. Generally, it is used to describe a job that is not particularly challenging or does not require much effort. For example: "Although the pay isn't great, it's a soft job, so I'm happy with it."
But the Fed's afternoon report raised concerns that the recovery would be slow because of weak demand for loans and a mostly soft job market.
But stocks have been falling week after week on a drumbeat of dismal economic news from soft job creation to falling housing prices.
Mr. Doolittle's wife enjoyed a soft job on the Abramoff payroll and also drew unusual paychecks cut from her husband's own campaign treasury.
In 2001 the new president gave Primakov a soft job as chairman of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a position he held until 2011.
The relative stability, at least within the executive suite, suggests that a soft job market, corporate loyalty and personal pride helped deter the feared management exodus at the companies hardest hit by the pay rules.
At midlife, in a soft job, and nagged by questions that no one was answering, Carol Dysinger boarded a plane from New York to Dubai and then caught a connecting flight into Kabul.
FINANCIAL TIMES Soft Jobs Data Not Expected to Affect Fed's Plans | "Despite a disappointing jobs report on Friday that raised fresh questions about the nation's economic strength, analysts say they still believe the Federal Reserve will start pulling back on its stimulus program in a few weeks," The New York Times writes.
After all, you may not be able to give up the gak, no matter how many Colombian villagers are executed by FARC, but it's nice to know that you can repair some of the harm done by helping posh kids get soft jobs in NGOs.
A dearth of affordable housing and more transportation options contribute to the trend, he said, as does a still-soft job market that has led some out-of-work people to accept jobs farther from their homes then they otherwise might.
They functioned more as lobbyists than as politicians, and it's hard to imagine a softer job.
The data underlined concerns that the economy might be in danger of stalling as a real estate slump, tougher lending standards and a recently softer job market threaten consumer spending.
