mileurista n.— «In Spain, a generation of young people is entering the workplace with few benefits or protections, often moving between temporary contracts so that employers can avoid the country’s onerous employment laws. The media have...
Generation 600 n.— «In Spain, a generation of young people is entering the workplace with few benefits or protections, often moving between temporary contracts so that employers can avoid the country’s onerous employment laws. The media...
desk-traction n.— «“Desk-tractions”—a term coined by British secretarial recruitment consultancy Office Angels for the workplace distractions that cause workers to lose their focus—cause 33 per cent of employees to waste more than...
slaving n.— «The director of the Workplace Centre at the University of Sydney, Dr John Buchanan, says the practice of employees receiving low wages in return for expensive training is referred to as “slaving,” and he says it...
tea sommelier n.— «We’ve had writers, someone from public radio in Sweden, and once a tea sommelier came and brewed tea for everyone.» —“Arising Number Of “Coworking” Spaces Bring Freelancers And Other Solo Workers...
turtle n.— «A sewer is a slippery workplace. Water can move at the speed of oncoming traffic, even when it is not laden with tree branches, two-by-fours and the waste products known in the business as “turtles.”» —“Working in the...