jobday

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noun

A day of the week, or regular portion of the day (typically 8 hours), during which one is on the job/at work

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounjobday (plural jobdays)

plural jobdays · alternative job day

  1. 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
  2. A measure of time required to do a particular job or set of tasks

    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
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    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

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