1. Work and jobs
What do you do? A question, to find out what someone’s job is
Work for Employed at
Work on To spend time producing or improving something
Run To organize or to manage an organization of a part of
a company; head / lead
Manage To be in control or charge of; head / lead
Work under When you are making effort to produce something
and there is someone who is managing you
Responsibility Duty
In charge of Responsible for
Deal with To be concerned with
Responsible for Accountable for something, being officially in charge
of something as part of your job, meaning you must
accept the blame when something goes wrong
Work with Making effort to produce something with somebody
else
Work You have a job, and is the place where you do your
job
Have work You have a job
In work having a job
Out of work You don’t have a job
At work You are at the place where you do your job
Time off work Means that you are not at your work (the time)
Full-time job A job for the whole of the normal working week
Part-time job A job for less of the normal working week
Permanent job does not finish after a fixed period
Temporary job Finishes after a fixed period
Temporary work Not lasting or needed for very long
Permanent work Lasting for a long time or forever
, 2. Ways of working
Office worker Someone who works in an office/behind a desk
Nine-to-five job Typical for a full-time job; a job you do between nine in the
morgen and five in the evening
Working hours How many hours your work in a week or day
Swipe card A card with a chip containing encoded data that is read by
passing the card through something
Clock in Check in
Clock out Check out
Flexitime You can work when you want, within certain limits
Flextime Work when you want, within certain limits
Shifts You work different times each week. Sometimes you work at
night and sometimes during the day
Clock on It shows at what time you come in for work
Clock off It shows at what time you finish work
Day shift Tisshe period in the day during which such a group works
Night shift The period at night during which such a group works
Overtime To work more than the usual working hours
Commute Travelling to work; regularly travel a long distance for
something
Work from home Working at home and not at the office
Commuters People who travel to work or from work
Teleworking Working from home and using the computer and phone to
communicate with other people
Telecommuting Working from home and using the computer and phone to
communicate with other people
Job The work you do to earn money
Work The job you do to earn money
Satisfying The work is interesting and gives you positive feelings
Stimulating The work is interesting and gives you positive feelings
Fascinating The work is interesting and gives you positive feelings
Exciting The work is interesting and gives you positive feelings
Dull The work is not interesting
Boring The work is not interesting
Uninteresting The work is not interesting
Unstimulating The work is not interesting
Repetitive The work involves doing the same things again and again
Routine The work involves doing the same things again and again
Tiring The work is difficult and makes you tired
Tough The work is difficult and makes you tired
Hard The work is difficult and makes you tired
Demanding The work is difficult and makes you tired
Involves Complicated/confusing/participating in/ connected with a
close relationship
Like/dislike/ Words to describe your work or activities
prefer/enjoy
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