jobs

Tasks needing completion

Jobs are positions of paid employment: She applied for three jobs this week.

A job is also any piece of work or task to be done: Painting the fence was a big job.

In computing, a job is a unit of work processed by a system.

To job is to work at odd tasks or buy and sell as a middleman.

Something that does the job accomplishes what's needed. (Capitalized Jobs typically refers to Steve Jobs.)

employment

hiring

Giving someone work

recruitment · vacancy · application · interview · resume · promotion · retirement · layoff · workforce · employer

vocation

calling

Strongly felt purpose

destiny · craftsmanship · artistry · dedication · commitment · service · fulfillment · life's work · pursuit · aspiration

profession

doctor

Licensed medical healer

accountant · dentist · pharmacist · surgeon · veterinarian · psychologist · therapist · professor · journalist · scientist

unix

process

Steps toward a result

kill · nice · ps · top · suspend · queue · batch · scheduler · task

occupation

electrician

Wiring installation specialist

chef · welder · barista · cashier · driver · farmer · gardener · mason · painter · tailor

position

CEO

Top corporate officer

supervisor · administrator · executive · coordinator · foreman · chief · officer · chairman · vice president · department head

Categories
Opposites
work vs. leisure

jobshobbies

Leisure activities for pleasure

leisure · pastimes · recreation · leisure activities · rest

employment status

jobsunemployment

Being without paid work

joblessness · redundancy · layoffs · termination · dismissal

economic role

jobsretirement

Leaving the workforce permanently

welfare · trust funds · inheritance · passive income · dividends

Phrases
Family

job, jobless, jobbed, jobbing, jobber, jobbers

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