Vocabulary for IELTS (Topic- Work from home)

• Flexibility: being able to change or be changed depending on circumstances
• Work-life balance: the time spent at your job in comparison to the time spent on your personal life
• Distraction: something that takes away your attention from something else
• Burnout: fatigue or tiredness from being overworked
• Sense of community: when members of a group have a feeling of belonging and that they matter to one another
• Colleagues: people you work with
• Camaraderie: the feeling of friendship and trust that people who work together or spend time together share
• Teamwork: when people work together to accomplish a goal
• Isolation: the feeling or state of being separated from others
• Productivity: how much you work you produce in relation to how much time you spend
• Workplace: any location where a person performs a job
• Work remotely or remote work: when an employee works from home rather than an office and uses the phone and/or computer to communication
• Telecommute: same as “remote work”
• Chained to a desk: when someone feels forced or obligated to work exclusively from their desk
• 9 to 5: the typical hours of work in many countries. Also can mean normal sometimes boring or mundane jobs.
• Carbon footprint: how much carbon dioxide someone/something’s actions create
• Sustainability benefits: the results of protecting the environment through less waste and less pollution
• Environmentally friendly: describes things or activities that do not harm the environment
• Financially viable: describes something that allows companies to generate income, fulfill responsibilities and continue to grow
• Supervision: when someone manages a person or department to make sure rules are followed and work is done correctly
• Lockdown: when people are not allowed to leave an area as a security measure
• Hybrid work: work from both home and office
• Autonomy: when you make decisions for yourself without the control of others