Las palabras job and work son palabras que utilizamos a diario, aunque no siempre de manera correcta, porque nos cuesta ver la diferencia entre una y otra. En el post de hoy te damos las claves para que aprendas a usar job and work correctamente.

Let’s work on it!

JOB es un sustantivo contable (countable noun) y se refiere a trabajo en el sentido de puesto de trabajo o empleo, lo que haces para ganar dinero, tu ocupación.

What do you do? What’s your job?
I love my job. I’m a nurse.
He finally found a job last week.
She had two jobs, she worked as a scientist and also as a part-time teacher.
Young people have more difficulties to find a job.
Are you looking for a new job?

Job también puede referirse a una tarea o un trabajo en particular, como por ejemplo

I had a few jobs to do at home this month, like painting and installing a new floor.
My parents always find little jobs for me to do in the garden.
He is retired but he has lot of jobs (things to do) to keep himself busy.

Podemos encontrar la palabra job en expresiones como:

A job interview
To look for a job
To apply for a job
To find / get a job
To lose / leave / quit a job
A full-time / part-time job
A permanent / temporary job
A rewarding / challenging job

WORK puede ser un sustantivo incontable (uncountable noun) o un verbo. Como sustantivo, es más general que job y se refiere a trabajo en general, en el sentido de actividades o esfuerzos que haces (como parte de tu trabajo o no) para conseguir algo. También puede hacer referencia a tu lugar de trabajo.

I work as a nurse. I love my job.
I’m busy. I have a lot of work at the moment.
A large part of the work we do involves using computers.
Doing the cleaning at home it’s a lot of work.
He starts work at 8 o’clock every morning.
I usually go to work by train.
Would you like to go for a drink after work?

Podemos encontrar la palabra work en expresiones como:

A hard/difficult work
A lot of work
To work hard
To start/leave/finish work
To go/get to work
To be at work

Como verbo, podemos utilizar work con diferentes preposiciones:

You work in a city or area.
E.g. He works in Madrid.

You work in a place such as a bank, shop, etc.
E.g. She works in a library.

You work at / for a company or organisation.
E.g. They work at the city council.
I work at / for a consulting firm.
He works at LMI bank.

You work in an industry or a type of job.
E.g. She works in advertising.

You work as a waiter, cashier, accountant, etc.
E.g. He works as a cook.
I work as a design consultant.

You work on a project or task.
E.g. Several people worked on the report.
I’m working on a market analysis.

You work with people or things.
E.g. They work with children in need.
We work with dangerous chemical substances.

Para que te resulte más fácil te dejamos esta infografía con ejemplos de uso correcto e incorrecto de job and work.

Y finalmente para ponerte a prueba y ver si lo tienes claro puedes realizar este ejercicio.

Completa con job o work las siguientes frases:

I _____ part-time at a restaurant.
She has two _____ to support her family.
They usually finish _____ at 19 p.m.
He is trying to find a _____ in advertising.
I started _____ when I was 20.
She’s not here right now. She’s at _____.
We had a full-time _____ at a local university.

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Esperamos que este post sobre job and work te sea de ayuda, además si quieres ver más tips de vocabulario relacionados con el trabajo te recomendamos el post cómo hablar de trabajo en inglés