to be one's OPPOSITE NUMBER	to have the same position/do the same job as sb else
a rapport	communication/relationship
to talk shop	/informal/ to talk about WORK
a pecking-order	a system where some people have the right to get benefits/promotions that the others
to do a job share	each of us have 50% contract for the same job
to have a nine-to-five job	to work fixed hours
to work flexi-time/ to be on flexi-time	you can come to work between 8 -10 am
a teleworker	works from home with his computer
to be freelance/ to work freelance	to work for different companies at different times
a heavy/light workload	amount of work that has to be done
to knock off	/informal/ to finish work
glamorous	which everyoe admires
to be stuck behind a desk	/inf/ sitting in an office all day
stuck in a rut	stuck in a job you can't escape from
a dead-end job	a job with no prospect of promotion
vocational work	which helps people