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