Jobs and workplaces – English vocabulary
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34 English words with meanings: administration, backlog, colleague, customer-facing, delegate… Study them with flashcards, quizzes and AI speaking practice…
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- administration /,ædmɪnɪ'streɪʃən/ (noun) — the group of people who manage an organization
Example:The administration approved the new policy.
Synonyms: management, government, leadership - backlog /'bæk.lɔ:ɡ/ (noun) — a pile of work that has not yet been done
Example:We have a backlog of orders to process.
Synonyms: pileup, accumulation, queue - colleague /'kɑli:ɡ/ (noun) — a person you work with
Example:My colleague helped me with the report.
Synonyms: coworker, associate - customer-facing /'kʌstəmər 'feɪsɪŋ/ (adjective) — in direct contact with customers
Example:She works in a customer-facing role.
Synonyms: client-facing, public-facing - delegate /'dɛlə,ɡeɪt/ (verb) — to give a task or power to someone else
Example:She delegated the task to her assistant.
Synonyms: assign, entrust, authorize - job-share /'dʒɒb ,ʃeə(r)/ (phrase) — a work arrangement where two people share one full-time job
Example:They decided to job-share the full-time position.
Synonyms: share a job, job sharing, split a job - labourer /'leɪbərər/ (noun) — a person who does hard physical work for pay
Example:The labourer carried bricks all day.
Synonyms: worker, manual worker - pensioner /'pɛnʃənər/ (noun) — a person who receives money after stopping work because of age
Example:The pensioner lives on a fixed income.
Synonyms: retiree, old-age pensioner, retired person - performance-related /pər,fɔ:rməns rɪ'leɪtɪd/ (adjective) — based on how well someone performs
Example:The bonus is performance-related.
Synonyms: results-based, merit-based - perk /pɝ:k/ (noun) — an extra benefit from a job
Example:Free lunch is a nice perk of the job.
Synonyms: benefit, bonus, extra - piecework /'pi:swɜ:rk/ (noun) — work paid by the number of items made
Example:She does piecework from home and is paid for each item.
Synonyms: piece-rate work, piece-rate labor - position /pə'zɪʃən/ (noun) — a job or role in an organization
Example:He got a new position at the company.
Synonyms: job, role, post - post (n.) /poʊst/ (noun) — a job or position that is available
Example:The company has a post for an accountant.
Synonyms: job, vacancy, opening - previous experience /'pri:viəs ɪk'spɪriəns/ (phrase) — work you have done before
Example:She has previous experience in customer service.
Synonyms: prior experience, past experience, earlier experience - previous role /'pri:viəs roʊl/ (phrase) — the job or position someone had before the current one
Example:My previous role was in marketing.
Synonyms: former role, past job, earlier position - recruit (v.) /rɪ'kru:t/ (verb) — to find and choose people for jobs
Example:The company plans to recruit more engineers.
Synonyms: hire, employ, bring in - self-employed /,sɛlf ɪm'plɔɪd/ (adjective) — working for yourself rather than for an employer
Example:She is self-employed and runs her own business.
Synonyms: independent, freelance, working for yourself - shed employees /ʃɛd ɛm'plɔɪiz/ (phrase) — to dismiss workers from a job
Example:The company had to shed employees last year.
Synonyms: lay off, dismiss, fire - shed jobs /ʃɛd dʒɑ:bz/ (phrase) — to reduce the number of jobs in a company
Example:The factory may shed jobs next month.
Synonyms: cut jobs, reduce staff - shortlist (v.) /'ʃɔ:rtlɪst/ (verb) — to choose a small group of people for the next stage
Example:We will shortlist five candidates for interviews.
Synonyms: select, narrow down, screen - staff (v.) /stæf/ (verb) — to fill a place with workers
Example:They staffed the new store with experienced workers.
Synonyms: hire, man, employ - start date /stɑ:rt deɪt/ (noun) — the day when someone begins a job
Example:My start date is next Monday.
Synonyms: first day, beginning date, commencement date - stay on /steɪ ɑn/ (phrase) — to remain in a place or job longer
Example:He decided to stay on after the meeting.
Synonyms: remain, continue, linger - stuck behind a desk (phrase) — forced to sit at a desk for long hours at work
Example:She felt stuck behind a desk all day.
Synonyms: desk-bound, office-bound, confined to a desk - successor /sək'sɛsər/ (noun) — a person who takes the place of someone else in a job or role
Example:Her successor will take office next month.
Synonyms: replacement, heir, next in line - take on /teɪk ɒn/ (phrase) — to accept responsibility for a task or job
Example:I can take on that project this week.
Synonyms: accept, assume, handle - technician /tek'nɪʃən/ (noun) — a person who repairs or maintains machines or equipment
Example:The technician fixed the broken printer.
Synonyms: repairer, specialist, mechanic - undertake /,ʌndər'teɪk/ (verb) — to agree to do a task or responsibility
Example:I will undertake the project next week.
Synonyms: accept, take on, commit to - voluntary redundancy /,vɑ:lən'tɛri rɪ'dʌndənsi/ (noun) — leaving a job with pay because the job is no longer needed
Example:Several workers accepted voluntary redundancy.
Synonyms: voluntary layoff, severance package - white-collar worker /,waɪt'kɑ:lər 'wɜ:rkər/ (noun) — a person who works in an office or similar job
Example:My sister is a white-collar worker.
Synonyms: office worker, clerical worker
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