your opposite number, a person who has the same position / does the same job as you, working relationship, way of communicating and working together, collaboration /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn/, working together to achieve shared goals, counterpart /ˈkaʊntəpɑːt/, more formal equivalent of your opposite number, rapport /ræˈpɔː(r)/, a friendly relationship in which people understand each other very well, take the initiative, make decisions without being told what to do, hierarchical /ˌhaɪəˈrɑːkɪkl/, that has a structure with important and less important people, pecking order, a system where some people have the right to get benefits/promotions before others, job-share, an agreement where two people each share the same job, hot-desking, a policy of sharing desks in an office, so people sit at whichever desk is free on a particular day, workmates, colleagues you are friendly with (especially in non-professional occupations); informal, talk shop, talk about your job with those you work with when not at work; informal, mundane /mʌnˈdeɪn/, ordinary, not interesting, meet a deadline, have something finished by a fixed day or time, volunteer (v) /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/, offer to do something without being asked or told to do it, rewarding, making you feel satisfied that you have done something important or useful, or done something well (syn. satisfying), stimulating, encouraging new ideas or new thinking, workload, the amount of work that has to be done by a particular person or organization, mechanical, done without thinking, like a machine, repetitive, repeated many times, knock off, finish work; informal, monotonous, boring because it never changes, satisfying, giving pleasure because it provides something you need or want (syn. rewarding), challenging, that tests my ability or determination, glamorous, very exciting, which everyone admires, antisocial hours (also anti-social), work hours that do not enable one to have a normal social life, stuck behind a desk, sitting at a desk all day; informal, mind-numbing /ˈmaɪnd nʌmɪŋ/, extremely boring, tight schedules, very strict or severely limited timetables, stuck in a rut, stuck/trapped in a job they can't escape from, dead-end job, with no prospects of promotion, technician /tekˈnɪʃn/, person whose job involves practical work with scientific or electrical equipment, go in with, join somebody in starting a business

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