to work travailler à plein temps
worker le bosseur / la bosseuse
full-time ..
part-time ..
overtime ..

I'm working full-time at a thrift store.
Je travaille. / Je bosse.

He works part-time as an editor.
..

If you work overtime, you're payed time and a half.
...

break la pause

I need to take a break.
..

It's break time.
..

trade

le metier
work le travail
job

career

la carrière

Carpentry is his trade.
...

laziness la paresse
lazy parreseuse / parreseux
overworked fainéant / fainéante
workaholic le bourreau de travail

She's a workaholic.
...

The workers are overworked and underpaid.
....

You're a hard worker.
Tu es un bosseur.

work force la main d'oeuvre
executive le cadre
boss le patron
manager ...
blue collar ...
white collar ...
employee l'employé

I'm a blue-collar workers.
..

slave l'esclave
slavery l'esclavage f.

The robots were enslaved and forced to clean houses.
..

salary le salaire
pay la paie
fee l' honoraire
bonus la prime
raise ..

How much money do you make?
-Combien d'argent gagnez-vous?

How much does an engineer earn annually?
..

I earn the minimum wage.
-Je gagne le smic.

She asked for a raise.
Elle a demandé une augmentation de salaire.
.

holiday le jour férié
vacation les vacances


She took a day off
.
prendre un jour de congé

We need a day off.
...

I have wednesdays off..
Je suis en congé les mercredis

We're going to go on vacation in August..
Nous allons prendre des vacances en août

He is on vacation.
Il est en vacances.

Friday is a federal holiday, but we have to go to work anyway.
Le vendredi saint est une fête, mais nous devons quand même aller au travail.

resume le curriculum vitae,le CV
interview ..
human resources les ressources humaines
applicant le candidat
job ad l'offre d'emploi
head hunter le chasseur de tête

We have a job opening. Are you interested?
..

I'd like to apply for a job.
postuler pour un travail

Tomorrow I have an interview.
Demain, je vais passer un entretien d'embauche.

to hire

embaucher

The company will hire a secretary.
L'entreprise va embaucher un secrétaire.

promotion ...
to promote ..
to demote rétrograder

I've been promoted to manager. I also got a raise.
...

to lay-off licencier
to fire virer
to resign démissionner
unemployed sans emploi

She resigned from her job as inspector after the building collapsed.
démissionner de son travail

I am unemployed and I receive unemployment benefits.
Je suis au chômage et perçois des allocations.

retirement
la retraite
to retire prendre sa retraite
pension la pension

They are retired. They do volunteer work for a charity.
Ils sont retraités..

internship le stage
intern ..

I have an internship with the city.
...

Give the boring work to the intern.
..

strike la grève
union le syndicat

The workers went on stike demanding bathroom breaks and health insurance.
Les ouvriers se sont mis en grève.