Work Vocabulary
the lowest level in a job structure (When Jacob started work, he was at the very ______________)
bottom of the career ladder
work fast because you only have limited time
work against the clock
pass __ time
pass the time
judge (adjective)
judicious
quiet quitting
the situation when an employee mentally and emotionally checks out from their job, and does the bare minimum to get by
a job with no prospects of promotion (He had quite a ______________ doing run-of-the-mill tasks)
dead-end job
do sth very quickly
in no time at all
have a lot of time on __ ___
have a lot of time on your hands
house (the collective of family members living under one roof)
household
naked quitting
leaving your job without having another option lined up
ordinary, not special (He was given ______________ tasks.)
run-of-the-mill
decide to finish (usually finish working)
call it a day
have all the time in __ ___
have all the time in the world
to commit (noun)
commitment(s)
work yourself ragged
to become extremely exhausted from excessive work or effort
change a situation that has become boring and monotonous (He decided he had to ______________.)
get out of a rut
be very busy
not to have a minute to call your own
with time to spare
do (adjective)
doable
to take its toll on sb/sth
to have a bad effect on someone or something, especially over a long period of time
likely to achieve success soon (He was soon recognised as an ______________ young businessman.)
up-and-coming
do it immediately, right at that moment
there and then
be ___ for time (be limited in time)
be pushed for time
tardy (noun)
tardiness
headhunting
the practice of identifying and recruiting talented individuals for specific positions, often senior-level or highly specialized roles, who are not actively seeking a new job