On The Job

Definition: On The Job

On The Job

Adjective

1. Actively engaged in paid work; "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night".

2. Watchful and prepared for action; "bird watchers on the alert for a rare species"; "cops were on the job and caught them red-handed".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: On The Job

Crosswords: On The Job

Dock that chink a day's pay for napping on the job! (Blazing Saddles ; writing credit: Andrew Bergman, Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg, Alan Uger)

Yeah, he got injured on the job and they just sent him home with pay. It's like a lottery that rewards stupidity (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Just keep your mind on the job. (ReBoot; writing credit: Christy Marx; Mark Leiren-Young)

From my first day on the job as captain I promised myself I'd never let myself get caught up in one of these God-forsaken paradoxes (Star Trek: Voyager; writing credit: Douglas Day Stewart)

For five days now, the entire flipping factory's been on the job. They haven't shelled a peanut in there since Monday (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory; writing credit: Roald Dahl)

Sleepin' on the job ("Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"; performing artist: B.J. Thomas)

With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5 (9 To 5; performing artist: Dolly Parton)

Dentist on the Job (1961)

On the Job (1931)

Felix the Cat on the Job (1925)

Mutt and Jeff on the Job (1911)

Inside NYPD Blue: A Decade on the Job (2002)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• The Business Style Handbook: An A-to-Z Guide for Writing on the Job with Tips from Communications Experts at the Fortune 500 (reference)

• Working With the Self-Absorbed: How to Handle Narcissistic Personalities on the Job (reference)

• Arco Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Toolbox Manual (Arco's on the Job Reference Series) (reference)

• The Chiropractor's Complete Self-Help Back and Body Book: Your Complete Guide to Relieving Aches and Pains at Home and on the Job (reference)

• Rusting Out, Burning Out, Bowing Out Stress and Survival on the Job (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Dental care keeps him on the job. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Plenty of sleep keeps him on the job. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

If anybody says you've fallen down on the job, tell 'em to take a look at the record. Credit: Library of Congress.

I'm going back to Washington, John, but I want you to stay on the job / Berryman. Credit: Library of Congress.

Equal pay and equal work, the goal of the feminists, is achieved by women ... railroad track workers on the job in Petrograd / p. Credit: Library of Congress; photo by W.K. Ziegfeld, Russian Expedition..

The plotting room of a big army camp must have alert, intelligent men on the job. It has them, all of which goes to make a truly superior army. Credit: Library of Congress.

On the job for victory United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation / / Jonas Lie ; The W.F. Powers Co. Litho., [N.Y.]. Credit: Library of Congress.

Jerry on the job. "413-414-415-416, gee, this coal shortage is getting worse and worse". Credit: Library of Congress.

The new man on the job. Credit: Library of Congress.

On the job for victory / Alpha Litho. Co. Inc., N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Health

The majority said that their energy and activity levels had increased, that they were more productive on the job, and that their relationships with other people had improved. (references)

Business

While the link between obtaining a vendor certification and competency on the job is not 100 percent, job applicants with recognized certifications are often given hiring preference. (references)

Civil Liberties

Singapore

Soon thereafter, the founder and sponsor of the site shut it down, citing fatigue after 7 years on the job. (references)

Political Economy

Hungary

Sexual harassment and discrimination on the job also remained serious problems. (references)

ECUADOR

The Labor Code also provides for general protection of workers' health and safety on the job and occupational health and safety is not a major problem in the formal sector. (references)

Worker Rights

Portugal

Workers injured on the job rarely initiate lawsuits. (references)

Kiribati

Employers are liable for the expenses of workers injured on the job. (references)

Seychelles

A worker who removes himself from a potentially dangerous situation on the job is considered to have resigned. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "on the job": be on the job ♦ fall down on the job ♦ on the job training. Additional references.

Albanian

në punë (live, on duty), në detyrë (incumbent). (various references)

Arabic 

‏فشل في الوظيفة (fall down on the job), ‏ليس في المستوى (fall down on the job). (various references)

Bulgarian 

работейки, вършейки това което се очаква. (various references)

Czech

selhat (abort, backfire, break down, come to nothing, fail, fall down on the job, fizzle out, give out, go wrong, lapse, miscarry, misfire). (various references)

French

se montrer incapable de faire le travail (fall down on the job), se montrer incapable (fall down on the job). (various references)

German

innerbetriebliche ausbildung (on the job training), ausbildung am arbeitsplatz (on the job training, on-the-job training). (various references)

Hebrew 

בתפקי�" (in charge of, on duty). (various references)

Hungarian

nagy erőfeszítést tesz (to be on the job), melózik (ground, to be on the job, to bullock, to do one's daily stint, to do one's stint, to fag, to grind, to grub), hévvel dolgozik (to be on the job). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

出勤者 (workers on the job). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しゅっき�"しゃ (contributor, financier, investor, workers on the job). (various references)

Pig Latin

onay ethay objay.(various references)

Portuguese

treinamento no emprego (on the job training). (various references)

Romanian

lucra cu pasiune (be on the job). (various references)

Russian 

в работе (on the go), в действии. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

ne ispuniti dužnost (fall down on the job), na zadatku (job: on the job), na poslu (job: on the job). (various references)

Spanish

fracasar en lo hecho (fall down on the job). (various references)

Swedish

vara mitt uppe i sitt arbete (be on the job), knulla (bang, be on the job, frig, hump, jump, knock, screw, stuff). (various references)

Turkish

sevişmekte, işi olan, iş başında (at work, in charge, on duty, up and doing), iş üstünde. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: beton, bhoot, booth, jeton, objet.

-4 letters: bent, beth, bone, boon, boot, both, ebon, hent, hobo, hone, hoot, jeon, john, note, oboe, onto, then, tone, toon.

-5 letters: ben, bet, boo, bot, eon, eth, hen, het, hob, hoe, hon, hot, jet, job, joe, jot, neb, net, nob, noh, noo, not, nth, obe, oho, one, ooh.