Work and jobs

Work and jobs

A job is the thing that you are paid to do. It is a countable noun.
I got a job in a bank when I finished college.

Work is the activity of having a job, being paid, etc. It is an uncountable noun.
A lot of people come to London to find work.

If you work for a person or company, you are an employee. Your company is your
employer. The company employs you. If you work for yourself and do not have an
employer, you are self-employed. If you work for different companies when they
need you, you are a freelance worker.

Asking about someone’s job

What do you do?

I’m a nurse.

What (sort of) work do you do?

I work for a car company as a manager.

What do you do fora living?

I work at/in the supermarket.

(formal)What’s your occupation?

I’m a teacher.

Types of job

I’ve got a part-time job two days a week. (The opposite of part-time is full-time. A
part-time job can be for a few hours every day or for less than five days in every week.)

I’ve got a temporary job at the garage until April. (The opposite of temporary is
permanent.)

Casual work is a job that you only do sometimes and it is usually not on the same
days each week:
I do a bit of casual work as a receptionist.


Leaving a job

The words we use depend on the reason for someone leaving a job:

• A person might choose to leave:
‘Are you still working for Kett & Smith?’ ‘No, I left there months ago.’
I was so angry at the way my boss treated me I resigned/quit.

• An employer might not be able to continue to employ them:
120 people lost their jobs/were laid off/were made redundantwhen the
factory closed.

• If a person is dismissed, fired or sacked, they leave their job because their
employer is not happy with their work or their behaviour.


Not having a job and looking for a job

I haven’t got a job at present.
I’m unemployed/out of work at the moment.
I’m looking for work.
I applied for a job with Saunders and they’ve invited me to an interview.
When a company needs someone to do a job
The new factory will bring over 500 jobs to the area.
For information about current vacancies, contact our Personnel department centre.

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