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  1. word choice - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    I'm trying to find a word or a short phrase that target such person. Like someone who has no passion, no drive and only does whatever needed to survive.

  2. Help with understanding Apostrophe for worker's or workers'

    Oct 18, 2019 · 2 is correct. The democracy is that of multiple workers, so workers is plural. Because of that, the apostrophe applies to the plural form and is therefore after the s. If the democracy was the …

  3. single word requests - "Co-worker" equivalent for "volunteer ...

    Feb 15, 2021 · The field, "relationship to reference," made me realize that I didn't know of and couldn't find a term that is similar to a "worker's co-worker." Since I couldn't find validation for the term "co …

  4. what is the difference between employee and staff and worker

    I am reading Human Resource(HR) book, and I can not understand employee, staff and worker. Please explain in detail, thank!

  5. Word for "someone who does the same job as me"

    Is there a word that means something like "someone who does the same job as me"? I've thought of colleague and co-worker. These both indicate that someone works at the same place, or some other k...

  6. single word requests - Looking for a synonym for "experienced worker ...

    Aug 12, 2017 · Is there a single word or short phrase that means “experienced worker” (the opposite of “new hire”) and would work better than “local” in the following sentence? The mailing “is packed with …

  7. Word to call a person that works in a store

    Oct 7, 2013 · 5 In the UK we have shop assistant but there are more specific terms like checkout girl and the possibly pejorative shelf-stacker, as well as the general shopworker, retail worker and so on. The …

  8. terminology - What's the term for "government worker"? - English ...

    Oct 6, 2016 · In English, there is no single umbrella term systematically used for workers employed by the government (unlike the word "fonctionnaire" in French or the terms "funcionario" and "funcionario …

  9. etymology - Is the origin of the term "blackleg" racist? - English ...

    Oct 17, 2016 · A blackleg is defined as: a person who continues working when fellow workers are on strike When did this term originate? Does it's origin have racist connotations?

  10. terminology - What is it called when an hourly worker is paid at a ...

    What is it called when a worker is paid a different hourly-rate for doing different things during their shift? The reason I'm asking is I want to learn a bit more about how payroll is calculated when people get …