Advanced work-related vocabulary

Fill in with the missing word: I'm a cashier at 7-Eleven. My work is not extraordinary, it is rather ... .

Jim has been working as a forensic accountant for 7 years and my boss has never promoted me. I'm afraid I'm in a ...- ... job.

Remote working makes people exasperated indeed. Imagine what it's like to be ... ... . ... all day long!

If a person is their own boss, it means that this person is ... .

It is widely believed that manual work is much more ... than any office job since the result of such work is visible and palpable.

Students do find that their ... increases throughout the semester.

Now think about 2 subjects that you've been studying a lot lately. Describe you work using the vocabulary you've just revise. e.g As far as my experience is concerned, doing chemistry homework used to be rather rewarding. I remember solving chemical equations, which was quite repetitive and mind-numbing at times, however, the feeling you get as soon as both parts of the an equation equal each other is incredibly satisfying!

Tick the expressions that relate to the amount of time a person works:

• rut

• irregular

• freelance

• tight schedule

• night shift