THE WORLD OF WORK

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Across
  1. 1. (2 words) to decide what you want to achieve by a particular time
  2. 5. (phrasal verb) to finish work at the end of the day
  3. 7. (3 words) without a paid job
  4. 10. exciting working environment or an atmosphere full of new ideas
  5. 15. (phrasal verb) to order workers to go on strike
  6. 16. job that needs a lot of ability, effort, or skill
  7. 17. a person who works a lot of the time and finds it difficult not to work
  8. 18. a career that shows signs that it is going to be successful
  9. 20. (2 words) an increase in the amount of money you are paid for doing your job
  10. 22. (phrasal verb) to do someone else's work for them because they cannot or will not do it themselves
  11. 24. to learn, or to teach workers, new skills
  12. 25. a period of time when a group of workers deliberately stop working because of a disagreement about pay, working conditions etc
  13. 27. working for yourself and not employed by a company
  14. 30. (2 words) a set of things that employees receive in addition to money such as bonuses, health insurance, etc
  15. 31. (3 words, informal) to be dismissed from one's job
  16. 34. money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a particular thing
  17. 35. (3 words) to earn enough money to live comfortably
  18. 42. someone who works on different projects with different companies instead of being a company employee
  19. 43. a job that lasts for a short time, that someone, especially a student, does in order to gain experience
  20. 45. (3 words) a situation in which people will do anything to be successful, even if what they do harms other people
  21. 46. very important or successful job
  22. 48. to completely spoil someone's career so that it cannot continue in a successful way
  23. 50. (3 words) to choose to stop work before the age when people normally do this
  24. 55. a person who is learning and practising the skills of a particular job
  25. 56. work that is physically difficult and makes you very tired
  26. 57. job with low wages and no chance of progress
  27. 58. skill in making correct decisions and judgments in business
  28. 59. a person who does unskilled physical work, especially outside
Down
  1. 2. (2 words) time away from work because of illness
  2. 3. job that makes you feel happy and satisfied because you are doing interesting, useful, or important things (also rewarding)
  3. 4. to make the same journey regularly between work and home
  4. 6. (2 words) to work for a particular period of time during the day or night, and be then replaced by others, so that there are always people working
  5. 8. (2 words) official rules that seem unnecessary and prevent things from being done quickly and easily
  6. 9. an arrangement for a meeting at an agreed time and place, for a particular purpose
  7. 11. (2 words) money that your employer pays you because you are spending that amount on travel that is necessary for your work
  8. 12. the feeling that the purpose of your life is to do a particular type of work, especially because it allows you to help other people
  9. 13. (2 words) an important and powerful person in an organization (used humorously)
  10. 14. the amount of work that a person or organization has to do
  11. 18. (2 words) service provided by the government, such as hospitals, schools, or the police
  12. 19. regular working hours
  13. 21. (3 words, passive) to lose your job because your employer no longer needs you
  14. 23. (formal) to remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong
  15. 26. (3 words) to write down what is said at a meeting and by whom
  16. 28. (phrasal verb) to stop employing someone because there is no work for them to do (the worker has done nothing wrong)
  17. 29. (phrasal verb) to stop doing something you have agreed to do or that you are responsible for
  18. 32. (phrasal verb) to do and complete a task
  19. 33. (2 words) to be given a better / more responsible job in a company
  20. 36. (2 words) a person who works for local, state, or esp. the federal government
  21. 37. (phrasal verb) to accept a job with personal responsibility
  22. 38. (2 words) a letter that contains information about the thing it is sent with
  23. 39. something that you get legally from your work in addition to your wages, such as goods, meals, or a car
  24. 40. (phrasal verb) to become too tired or unable to work, because of working too hard
  25. 41. (phrasal verb, usually passive) to ignore or not give attention to someone or something (for example, for promotion)
  26. 44. someone who has a lot of ability and a strong wish to be successful and is therefore expected to achieve a lot
  27. 47. work that is likely to continue for a long time and for which you will be paid regularly
  28. 49. the act of leaving a job or position and making a statement that you are doing this
  29. 51. (phrasal verb) to make a formal request, usually written, for something such as a job, a place at a university
  30. 52. (phrasal verb) to refuse an offer, request, or invitation
  31. 53. (2 words) time that a parent is allowed to spend away from work to take care of his or her baby
  32. 54. someone who finds people with the right skills and experience to do particular jobs, and who tries to persuade them to leave their present jobs