Meaning of “Timee-san(タイミーさん)”
“Timee-san(タイミーさん)” means a gig worker.
Timee(タイミー) is the most popular gig work platform in Japan.
San(さん) is a polite title in Japanese, like Mr. or Ms., used after someone’s name.
In the gig work field, gig workers are sometimes referred to as “Timee-san(タイミーさん)” since it’s hard to remember everyone’s names, it’s an efficient way, I think.
Example Conversation
A: Today’s timee-san was really good.
B: Sorena, I wish he could keep working with us permanently.
A: 今日のバイトさんは優秀だったね
B: それな。彼にはずっと働いてて欲しいなぁ

