Work Words

Not a career synonym

• a profession

• an occupation

• a position

• a vacation

an agency worker

• has a contract with a hiring company

• sells their work or services to different companies

• works for a company with no limit on their contract

• works to learn a skill for no, or small money

a freelancer

• sells their work or services to different companies

• works for free

• volunteer

• has a permanent contract with a company

intern

• has a permanent contract with a company

• works to learn a skill for small or no money

• sells their work to different companies

• works to get job experience, often without payment

casual work

• permanent

• sometimes

• contract

• volunteer

retired

• stopped working because of health

• stopped working because of child

• stopped working because of age

• stopped working because of firing

fired/sacked

• You did something wrong at work

• You did something great at work

• You had a child

• The company has no more work.

on maternity/paternity leave

• too old

• too young

• had a child

• made redundant

to work through a problem

• manage a problem step by step

• have difficulty at work

• have a difficult job

• to find a solution

work your way up

• find a solution

• have a difficult job

• start doing something with a lot of effort

• to move up, get a better position at your company