Workplace Slang

An ambulance officer or paramedic.

As soon as possible.

A bricklayer.

A carpenter or joiner.

Take a day off work by claiming to be ill, whether genuinely sick or not.

Firefighters.

For your information.

A rubbish or garbage collector.

Hard work or physically demanding labour.

A journalist.

Informally making small adjustments to work hours rather than following one fixed daily schedule.

A plumbing tradesperson; in Australia the standard word may be shortened casually to plumbie.

A postal worker or mail carrier.

A short work break, whether or not anyone smokes.

An electrician.

A tradesperson, such as a carpenter, plumber or electrician.