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freelance

working for different companies at different times rather than being permanently employed by one company.

a golden handshake

large payment to someone on leaving a job

brain drain

the loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries

eschew

to avoid

be on the dole

to be unemployed

curb

to control or limit something that is not wanted

abstained

to hold oneself back

segregate

to keep separate or apart

clinch the deal

to reach an agreement

be paid peanuts

to receive very little money

knock off something(informal)

to stop doing something, especially work

exploit

to take advantage of

hand in my notice

to tell my employer that I'm going to leave the job soon

pigeonhole

one of a set of small boxes, open at the front, in which letters and messages are left for different people

opposite number

someone doing the same job in a different location

talk shop (idm)

talk about work

kerb

the edge of a raised path nearest the road (US curb)

absenteeism

the failure to show up for work

multi-storey

2 or more floors

shareholder

A person who invests in a corporation by buying stock and is a partial owner

sustained (adj.)

Continuing for an extended period or without interruption

assembly line

In a factory, an arrangement where a product is moved from worker to worker, with each person performing a single task in the making of the product.

workforce

The people available for work in a particular area, firm, or industry.

curve

a bending line

rapport

a close and harmonious relationship

conveyor

a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)

pecking order

a system where some people have the right to get benefits/promotions before others

sedentary lifestyle

a way of life that involves little physical activity

expenditure

an amount of money spent, as a whole or on a particular thing

a glass ceiling

an invisible limit on women's climb up the occupational ladder

ill-conceived

badly planned, unwise

accumulated

collected

aggregated

combined, overall

persevering

continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success.

prolonged

extended

go in with

form a business partnership with

get your money's worth

get good value for the amount you paid

a going concern

if a company is sold as such, it is sold when it is operating normally

guideline

information intended to advise people on how something should be done or what something should be