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Advanced English: At Work (Colleagues & Routines ...

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  • Someone who has the same postition / does the same job as you.
    Opposite number
    Volunteer
    Counterpart
    Freelance
  • My boss likes us to take ................
    the initiative
    job-share
    the volunteer
    deadline
  • My workdays are long and tedious and I'm constantly .................
    mind-numbing
    clocking out/off
    stuck behind a desk
  • Ordinary, not interesting.
    Rewarding
    Mundane
    Challenging
    Stimulating
  • Has a structure with important and less important people.
    Hierarchical
    Mechanical
    Shift
    Collaboration
  • The firm’s rather hierarchical.
    There are several levels of management.
    Deadlines have to be met.
    Collaboration is a good thing.
  • I socialise with my ................. outside of work, but we try not to talk shop.
    workmates
    pecking order
    promotions
    freelance
  • I’d hate to feel trapped in my job and to be stuck in ............ .
    a rot
    a rut
    a rit
    a rat
  • Extremely boring
    Irregular
    Mind-numbing
    Mundane
    Glamourous
  • I stopped working in the hamburger restaurant. It was such a dead .............. .
    line
    end
    work
  • Trapped in a job they can’t escape from.
    Stuck behind a desk
    Clock in
    Stuck in a rut
    Clock off/out
  • Finishing work; informal
    Clock off / out
    Clock up
    Clock down
    Clock in
  • Jess and I work half-and-half.
    We do the same job but he’s based in Rome.
    It’s a job-share.
    There are several levels of management.
  • A system where some people have the right to get benefits/promotions before others.
    Collaboration
    Hot-desking
    Rapport
    Pecking order
  • Have something finished by a fixed day or time.
    Stuck behind a desk
    Stuck in a rut
    Job-share
    Meet a deadline
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