jobday
jobday noun: a day of the week, or regular portion of the day (typically 8 hours), during which one is on the job/at work.
Noun
jobday (plural jobdays)
- A day of the week, or regular portion of the day (typically 8 hours), during which one is on the job/at work
- As the joblife becomes a smaller percentage of one's life cycle, as the jobyear, the jobweek, maybe even the jobday become smaller, ...1974, Carroll J. Bourg, “Work and/or Job in Advanced Industrialized Societies”, in Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 57(1): 113-225
- A measure of time required to do a particular job or set of tasks
- The variable jobday probably measures the extent to which different jobs are allocated among different staff members.1982, Jeffrey A. Alexander, Nursing Unit Organization: Its Effects on Staff Professionalism, UMI Research Press, published 1982, page 49
- Jobdays are used in other projects that call for closer monitoring.1990, Robert L. Kimmons, Project Management Basics: A Step by Step Approach, CRC Press, page 47
Synonyms of jobday
Forms of jobday
| plural | jobdays |
|---|---|
| alternative form | job day |
Origin of jobday
From job and day.
Questions about jobday
- What does jobday mean?
- Jobday means a day of the week, or regular portion of the day (typically 8 hours), during which one is on the job/at work.
- What part of speech is jobday?
- Jobday is a noun.
- What is the plural of jobday?
- The plural of jobday is jobdays.
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