working conditions
temporary job – be on a short-term contract
self-employed – run my own business
be on flexi-time = flexible hours fixed hours
work part-time work full-time
work shifts
work long hours
overtime
be on duty
in charge of – deal with – responsible for
challenging (+) demanding (-)
skilled unskilled
varied repetitive, monotonous
stress free stressful
steady insecure job security
well paid underpaid
rewarding
motivating, stimulating tedious
off work:
be on/ take maternity / paternity leave
be on / take sick leave ( sick pay)
been demoted been promoted get a rise
promotion prospects dead end
go/be on strike strikebreaker = blackleg a picket
resign = hand in your notice = quit
be made redundant = be laid off redundancy payment
fired = sacked = get the sack
out of work = unemployed job centre be on the dole (get unemployment benefits)
retired retirement age pension take early retirement