# Speaking Patterns — Jobs

# === Talking about your job ===
1|about|I work as {a teacher|a software engineer|a designer|a nurse|a chef|an accountant}.
2|about|I work {in marketing|in finance|in tech|at a hospital|in education|in customer service}.
3|about|I've been at {this company|my current job|the firm|here} for {three years|six months|over a decade|a while}.
4|about|My job involves {writing reports|managing teams|coding|client meetings|problem solving|design work}.

# === Asking about jobs ===
5|asking|What do you {do|do for a living|work as|do for work}?
6|asking|Where do you work? {Do you like it|How long have you been there|Is it a good place}?
7|asking|How's {work|your job|the new role|the new gig} going?

# === Likes / dislikes ===
8|opinion|I love {my colleagues|the flexibility|the work itself|the challenge|the variety}.
9|opinion|The {hours|commute|workload|salary|stress level} is {great|tough|long|reasonable}.
10|opinion|What I {like|enjoy|don't love} about my job is {the people|the challenge|the routine|the commute}.

# === Career changes ===
11|change|I'm {looking for a new job|thinking of changing careers|hoping for a promotion|considering going freelance}.
12|change|I recently {got promoted|started a new role|switched jobs|started freelancing|joined a new team}.
