PUT IN:TO SPEND (TIME) ESP. AT SOME OCCUPATION OR JOB. WATCH THE CLOCK:TO WAIT EAGERLY FOR ONE’S WORK TIME TO FINISH.

1. VOCATION
RAID:THE RECRUITING OF PERSONNEL( AS FACULTY,EXECUTIVES AND ATHLETES) FROM
COMPETING ORGANIZATIONS.
POACH:TO ATTRACT (AS AN EMPLOYEE OR CUSTOMER) AWAY FROM A COMPETITOR.
NEPOTISM:FAVOURITISM (AS IN APPOINTMENT TO A JOB) BASED ON KINSHIP.
HARNESS:OCCUPATIONAL SURROUNDINGS OR ROUTINE.
SHADOW:TO ACCOMPANY AND OBSERVE ESP. IN PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS.
HABILIMENT:THE DRESS CHARACTERISTIC OF AN OCCUPATION OR OCCASION.
SHINGLE:A SMALL SIGNBOARD ESP. DESIGNATING A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE.
OFFICIALESE=THE CHARACTERISTIC LANGUAGE OF OFFICIAL STATEMENTS:WORDY,POMPOUS, OR
OBSCURE LANGUAGE.
RED TAPE:OFFICIAL ROUTINE OR PROCEDURE MARKED BY EXCESSIVE COMPLEXITY WHICH
RESULTS IN DELAY OR INACTION.
MAU MAU:TO INTIMIDATE (AS AN OFFICIAL) BY HOSTILE CONFRONTATION OR THREATS.
KANGAROO CLOSURE:THE METHOD OF ALLOWING THE CHAIRMAN TO DECIDE WHICH CLAUSES
SHALL BE DISCUSSED AND WHICH PASSED OR LEAPED OVER.
ROSTER:A LIST OF EMPLOYEES ,ARMY PERSONNEL,ETC. WITH ASSIGNED (TURNS OF)DUTIES.
PUT IN:TO SPEND (TIME) ESP. AT SOME OCCUPATION OR JOB.
WATCH THE CLOCK:TO WAIT EAGERLY FOR ONE’S WORK TIME TO FINISH.
KNOCK DOWN:TO RECEIVE AS INCOME OR SALARY.
SHELTER:TO PROTECT (INCOME) FROM TAXATION.
YUPPIE:A YOUNG COLLEGE-EDUCATED ADULT WHO IS EMPLOYED IN A WELL PAYING PROFESSION
AND WHO LIVES AND WORKS IN NEAR A LARGE CITY.
OUTLIER:A PERSON WHOSE RESIDENCE AND PLACE OF BUSINESS ARE AT A DISTANCE.
SLEEP IN: THAT LIVES AT THE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT.
FOUND:FREE FOOD AND LODGING IN ADDITION TO WAGES.
BROWN BAGGING:THE PRACTICE OF CARRYING (AS TO WORK) ONE’S LUNCH USU. IN A BROWN
PAPER BAG.
LOBSTER SHIFT:A WORK SHIFT (AS ON A NEWSPAPER) THAT COVERS LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING HOURS.

2. BUGGIN’S TURN:TURN FOR PROMOTION ,ETC., IN ACCORDANCE WITH SENIORITY,BY ROTATION.
SINECURE:AN OFFICE OR POSITION THAT REQUIRES LITTLE OR NO WORK AND THAT USU.
PROVIDES AN INCOME.
MOONLIGHT:TO HOLD A SECOND JOB IN ADDITION TO A REGULAR ONE.
MCJOB:A LOW-PAYING JOB THAT REQUIRES LITTLE SKILL AND PROVIDES LITTLE OPPORTUNITY
FOR ADVANCEMENT.
STARVATION WAGES:WAGES INSUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE THE ORDINARY NECESSITIES OF LIFE.
LIVING WAGES:A WAGE SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE THE NECESSITIES AND COMFORTS ESSENTIAL TO
AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD OF LIVING.
SCAB:A UNION MEMBER WHO REFUSES TO STRIKE OR RETURN TO WORK BEFORE A STRIKE HAS
ENDED.
SHIRK:TO AVOID WORK OR EVADE OBLIGATION.
MALINGER:TO PRETEND OR EXAGGERATE INCAPACITY OR ILLNESS (AS TO AVOID DUTY OR
WORK).
SICK OUT:AN ORGANIZED ABSENCE FROM WORK BY WORKERS ON THE PRETEXT OF SICKNESS.
LIE UP:TO ABSTAIN FROM WORK.
LAKE :TO TAKE HOLIDAY FROM WORK.
BUSMAN’S HOLIDAY:A HOLIDAY SPENT IN FOLLOWING OR OBSERVING THE PRACTICE OF ONE’S
USUAL OCCUPATION.
ROUSTABOUT: A PERSON WITH NO PERMANENT HOME OR REGULAR OCCUPATION.
JUMP:TO CHANGE OR ABANDON EMPLOYMENT ESP. IN VIOLATION OF CONTRACT.
DEFECT:TO LEAVE ONE SITUATION (AS A JOB) OFTEN TO OVER TO A RIVAL.
SALAMI TACTICS:A POLICY OF CUTTING AWAY ,ONE BY ONE ,UNDESIRABLE ELEMENTS
,E.G.PARTICULAR PEOPLE FROM AN ORGANISATION.
CASHIER:TO DISMISS FROM SERVICE ;ESP: TO DISMISS DISHONOURABLY.
GOLDEN HANDSHAKE:A LARGE SUM GIVEN TO AN EMPLOYEE OR MEMBER FORCED TO LEAVE A
FIRM.
SEVERNCE PAY:AN ALLOWANCE USU. BASED ON LENGTH OF SERVICE THAT IS PAYABLE TO AN
EMPLOYEE ON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.