Work words

Work words

Warm-up

Do you work from 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday, or do you work different hours?

Job synonyms

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A career

• A job that someone does (formal)

• A job or series of jobs someone does in their working life, often in one professional area

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A profession

• A specific job, e.g. Assistant Manager

• A type of work that needs special training or a particular skill

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An occupation

• A job that someone does (formal)

• A type of work which people feel they are suited for and spend a lot of time doing

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A position

• A specific job, e.g. Assistant Manager

• A type of work that needs special training or a particular skill

Types of employees

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An agency employee

• Has a contract with a hiring company but does work for other companies

• Sells their work or services to different companies

• Works for a company for a short, fixed period of time

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A freelancer

• Works somewhere to get experience in a job, often without being paid

• Sells their work or services to different companies

• Works for a company with no fixed limit on their contract

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An intern

• Works for a company for a short, fixed period of time

• Works somewhere to get experience in a job, often without being paid

• works to learn a skill and earn a small amount of money

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A temp

• Works for a company with no fixed limit on their contract

• Has a contract with a hiring company but does work for other companies

• Works for a company for a short, fixed period of time

Not working

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You’re taking care of a newborn baby.

• On maternity/paternity leave

• On sick leave

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You’re not going to work because your company won’t increase wages.

• Retired

• On strike

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The company wants to cut costs so they let you go.

• Made redundant UK

• On sick leave

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You had an operation a few weeks ago and are now recovering.

• On sick leave

• Fired/sacked

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You reached the age of 66 and stopped working.

• Retired

• Made redundant