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Work/Life Balance
Vocabulary to talk about work/life balance
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| always connected | always available to communicate online, especially at work |
| downtime | free time to relax and not do very much, especially time away from work |
| chill out | to relax completely, or not allow things to upset you |
| commitment | something you have agreed, planned, or promised to do |
| 9-to-5 | describes a job with regular working hours, often at an office, from nine o'clock in the morning to 5 o'clock in the evening, Monday through Friday |
| assignments | tasks you have to do (usually for school) |
| busy schedule | a lot of tasks, jobs or events you have to do in a short time |
| family life | time you spend with your family and the activities you do together |
| lecture | a formal talk given to a group of people in order to teach them about a subject |
| me time | time for yourself when you can do exactly what you want |
| office hours | time when an office is open, or when workers are present in the office. At a college, this can mean time when a professor is available to meet with students. |
| seminar | a meeting of a group of people with a teacher or expert for training, discussion, or study of a subject |
| social life | the activities you do with other people, for pleasure, when you are not working |
| time off | a period of time when you do not work because of illness or vacation, or because your employer has given you permission to do something else |
| shift | daily work schedule hours |
| self care | a conscious act one takes in order to promote their own physical, mental, and emotional health (for example, doing yoga, getting a massage, going for a walk, etc.) |
| home schooling | parents teaching their own children at home rather than sending them to school |
| working from home | doing job tasks from your house or home office, rather than going to a physical office or job location |
| working remotely | doing job tasks anywhere (not necessarily in an office), using technology to connect with coworkers |
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