workplace
Where you work
A workplace is a location where work is performed—an office, factory, construction site, or any setting where people do their jobs.
The term often appears in discussions of conditions, safety, or culture: workplace harassment, workplace injury, a toxic workplace.
It can also refer abstractly to the professional environment as opposed to home life: keeping personal problems out of the workplace.
Professional work location
- cubiclePartitioned office workspace
- deskFurniture for writing
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
- open-planLacking interior walls
breakroom · cafeteria · lobby · reception · parking · commute · facilities · amenities
Productive without waste
- outputWhat something generates
- performanceCarrying out a task
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- taskWork to be done
goal · metrics · prioritization · focus · multitasking · KPI · deliverable · accountability
Paid position of employment
- employeeHired organizational member
- employerOne who employs others
- hiringGiving someone work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
benefits · position · recruitment · full-time · part-time · vacancy · promotion · tenure
Industrial production facility
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- millGrain-crushing facility
- plantBotanical organism
- foundryMetal casting facility
assembly · shipyard · manufacturing · production · machinery · workshop · forklift · floor
Joint effort toward shared aim
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- moraleGroup emotional well-being
- collegialityRespectful cooperation among peers
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
politics · dress-code · etiquette · diversity · inclusion · wellness · camaraderie · mentorship
Trained occupational field
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- vocationDedicated career path
- resumeCareer summary document
- CVCareer credentials document
apprentice · intern · training · advancement · trajectory · ladder · mentor · skills
office
Professional work location
open-plan · breakroom · cafeteria · lobby · reception · parking · commute · facilities · amenities · ergonomics
efficiency
Productive without waste
- outputWhat something generates
- performanceCarrying out a task
- deadlineTime limit for completion
task · goal · metrics · prioritization · focus · multitasking · KPI · deliverable · accountability · meeting
job
Paid position of employment
salary · benefits · position · recruitment · full-time · part-time · vacancy · promotion · tenure · contract
factory
Industrial production facility
foundry · assembly · shipyard · manufacturing · production · machinery · workshop · forklift · floor · union
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- moraleGroup emotional well-being
- collegialityRespectful cooperation among peers
hierarchy · politics · dress-code · etiquette · diversity · inclusion · wellness · camaraderie · mentorship · recognition
profession
Trained occupational field
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- vocationDedicated career path
- resumeCareer summary document
CV · apprentice · intern · training · advancement · trajectory · ladder · mentor · skills · development
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- business termsfranchising, revenue stream, board meeting, gross margin, markdown
- belongingbelonging, inclusion, acceptance, community, connection
- workplace termspromotion, raise, bonus, manager, supervisor
- workplacesoffice, facility, factory, reception, premises
workplacehome
One's personal residence
residence · dwelling · house · domicile · private residence
workplacevacation spot
Leisure travel destination
leisure center · recreation area · resort · playground · vacation destination
- workplace skillsAbilities for professional settings
- workplace fairnessJust treatment on the job
- workplace cultureShared office values, behaviors