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Ajob,employment,work oroccupation, is aperson's role in society. More specifically, a job is an activity, often regular and often performed in exchange forpayment ("for a living"). Many people have multiple jobs (e.g., parent, homemaker, and employee). A person can begin a job by becoming anemployee,volunteering, starting abusiness, or becoming aparent. The duration of a job may range from temporary (e.g., hourly odd jobs) to alifetime (e.g.,judges).
An activity that requires a person's mental or physical effort iswork (as in "a day's work"). If a person is trained for a certain type of job, they may have aprofession. Typically, a job would be a subset of someone'scareer. The two may differ in that one usuallyretires from their career, versusresignation ortermination from a job.
Most people spend up to forty or more hours each week in paidemployment. Some exceptions are children,retirees, and people withdisabilities; however, within these groups, many will work part-time,volunteer, or work as ahomemaker. From the age of 5 or so, many children's primary role in society (and therefore their "job") is to learn and study as astudent.
Jobs can be categorized by intensity (hours per week), by payment status, or by the level of experience required. The types of job stemming from intensity are categorized asfull-time orpart-time. They can also be classified intotemporary,odd jobs,seasonal,self-employment,consulting, or contract employment. Regarding payment status, jobs are categorized as paid or unpaid. Examples of unpaid jobs include volunteer, homemaker, mentor, student, and sometimes intern. Finally, according to the level of experience required, jobs are usually grouped asentry level,intern, andco-op.
Some jobs require specifictraining or anacademic degree.
Those without paid full-time employment may be categorized asunemployed orunderemployed if they are seeking a full-time paid job.
Aside job, also called a side hustle, side gig or moonlighting, is an additional job or jobs to supplement one's income. A person with a side job may have little time left for sleep or leisure activities.
TheOffice for National Statistics in theUnited Kingdom lists 27,966 different job titles, within a website published 2015.[1]
The expressionday job is often used for a job one works in order to make ends meet rather than working in their preferredvocation. Archetypal examples of this are the actor who works as a waiter (the day job) while looking for roles, and theprofessional athlete who works as alaborer in the offseason because the athlete's professional orsemi-professional team does not pay a full living. The term is also applied to those who maintain a steady occupation while working as aday trader.[2]
While many people do hold a full-time occupation, "day job" specifically refers to those who hold the position solely to pay living expenses so they can pursue the job they really want (which may also be during the day). The phrase strongly implies that the day job would be quit, if only the real vocation paid a living wage.
The phrase "don't quit your day job" is a humorous response to a poor or mediocre performance not up to professional caliber. The phrase implies that the performer is not talented enough in that activity to be able to make a career out of it.
Getting a first job is an importantrite of passage in manycultures. The youth may start by doinghousehold work,odd jobs, or working for afamily business. In many countries, school children get summer jobs during the longersummer vacation. Students enrolled inhigher education can apply forinternships orcoops to further enhance the probability of securing anentry level job upon graduation.
Résumés summarize a person's education and job experience for potentialemployers. Employers read job candidate résumés to decide whom tointerview for an open position.
Workers often talk of "getting a job", or "having a job". Thisconceptual metaphor of a "job" as a possession has led to its use in slogans such as "money for jobs, not bombs". Similar conceptions are that of "land" as a possession (real estate) orintellectual rights as a possession (intellectual property).
Historically, manual work has seemed to contribute to shortening one's lifespan.[3] High rank[4] (a higher position atthe pecking order) has a positive effect. Professions that cause anxiety have a direct negative impact on health and lifespan.[5] Some data is more complex to interpret due to the various reasons of long life expectancy; thus skilled professionals, employees with secure jobs and low anxiety occupants may live a long life for variant reasons.[6] The more positive characteristics one's job is, the more likely he or she will have a longer lifespan.[7][8] Gender, country, and statistically confirmed danger are also notable parameters.[9]
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