6. at work: job satisfaction

job satisfaction

a feeling that your job is worth doing and fulfills you

run-of-the-mill

ordinary, not special or exciting

short-term

immediate

money gained

financial reward

temawork

working together for a common purpose

job stability

unlikeliness to change

fast-moving

developing or changing very quickly

work-life balance

the amount of time spent working compared to the amount of time spent doing things you enjoy

dynamic

continuously developing

demotivated

feeling less enthusiastic about work

to look to work in

to consider or plan to work in

to seek a career in

to plan or consider working in

maternity/paternity/adoption leave

time away from work to prepare for and look after a new baby

perks

informal extra things apart from salary

(extra) benefits

formal extra things apart from salary

holiday entitlement

number of days you have the right to take as holiday

increments

formal increases/rises

performance-related

depending on how well you do your job

annual bonus

extra money paid once a year, usually based on good performance

voluntary redundancies

peoole losing their jobs by offering to do so

compulsory redundancies

people losing their job by having no choice

skeleton staff

the minimum number of workers needed to keep operating

interview panel

the group of people interviewing someone for a job