7 At work: colleagues and routines Flashcards
Clock in/out
to record the time you arrive at work on a special machine
to leave work, especially by recording the time you leave on a special machine
Day shift
a shift of workers who work during daylight hours
Dead-end jobs
a job in which there is no chance of progressing to a better, more important job
Do a job-share
to divide the duties and the pay of one job between two people who work at different times during the day or week
Freelance
doing particular pieces of work for different organizations, rather than working all the time for a single organization
Glamorous job
attractive in an exciting and special way
Hierarchical
arranged according to people’s or things’ level of importance, or relating to such a system
Knock off
a cheap copy of a popular product
Manual work
work involving the hands, as opposed to an office job, for example
Meet a deadline
to finish work at the time or by a date that has been previously agreed
Monotonous job
is very boring because it has a regular, repeated pattern which never changes
Night shift
a period in the night during which a particular group of people work
Nine-to-five job
a job during regular business hours usually in an office
Opposite number
a person who has a very similar job or rank to you but in a different organization
Paperwork
the part of a job that involves writing letters and reports and keeping records
Pecking-order
an informal social system in which some people or groups know they are more or less important than others
Rapport
a good understanding of someone and an ability to communicate well with them
Repetitive work
a motion that occurs every few seconds with little or no variation
Self-employed
not working for an employer but finding work for yourself or having your own business
Shift worker
work comprising recurring periods in which different groups of workers do the same jobs in relay.
Shift worker
A shift worker is an employee who works shifts and gets an extra payment for working shift hours
Shiftwork
a system in which different groups of workers work somewhere at different times of the day and night
Stuck in a rut
too fixed in one particular type of job, activity, method, etc., and needing to change
Stuck behind a desk
holding a job which is all desk work
Talk shop
to talk about things relating to your work when you are in a social situation, especially in a way that is not interesting to other people
Teleworker
someone who works at home, and communicates with their office by phone, email, or internet
Work freelance
one where a person works for themselves, rather than for a company.
Working relationship
an ability to work together
Workmates
a person who works in the same place as you, especially one who you are friendly with
Works/ on flexi-time
a flexible hours schedule that allows workers to alter workday start and finish times
