Russian word list
Work & Career Vocabulary
The Russian words for the office, the paycheck, and the boss — vocabulary for the working day and the career behind it.
87 words
Russian word lists
работа
work, labor (the activity itself)
работа
job, work (the post you hold)
труд
labor, work, toil
работник
worker, employee
сотрудник
employee, worker, staff member
коллега
colleague, coworker
рабочий
worker, workman, laborer (noun: a person)
специалист
specialist, expert
менеджер
manager
секретарь
secretary, assistant
начальник
boss, head, chief, superior
директор
director, principal, manager
клиент
client, customer
профессия
profession, occupation, trade
офис
office
компания
company, firm, corporation
фирма
firm, company
завод
factory, plant
зарплата
salary, pay, wages
опыт
experience
задача
task, objective, mission
проект
project
встреча
meeting, encounter
команда
team, crew
контракт
contract
резюме
resume, CV, curriculum vitae
отпуск
vacation, holiday, leave
выходной
day off, holiday
работать
work, labor (to put in effort on something)
работать
work, be employed (to hold a job)
зарабатывать
earn, make
платить
pay
устроиться
get a job, get hired
искать
seek, look for
опаздывать
be late
отдыхать
rest, relax, take a break
рабочий
working, work (adjective: relating to work)
главный
main, chief, principal, leading
строгий
strict, stern
сложный
difficult, complicated, hard, complex
вежливый
polite, courteous
ленивый
lazy
работодатель
employer
руководитель
manager, head, supervisor, director
подчинённый
subordinate, employee
предприятие
enterprise, business
контора
office, bureau, agency
отдел
department, division, section
должность
position, post, job
карьера
career
вакансия
vacancy
собеседование
interview
стажировка
internship, work placement, traineeship
договор
contract, agreement, treaty
повышение
promotion
увольнение
dismissal, resignation, discharge
оклад
salary, base pay
премия
bonus, premium
смена
shift
командировка
business trip, work assignment
больничный
sick leave, medical certificate, sick note
обязанность
duty, responsibility
совещание
meeting
переговоры
negotiations, talks
отчёт
report, account, statement
успех
progress, achievement
халтура
gig, side hustle, moonlighting (extra work on the side)
халтура
shoddy work, slapdash work, cutting corners (sloppy, careless work)
нанять
hire, employ
назначить
appoint, assign, name
повысить
promote
уволить
fire, dismiss, sack
уволиться
quit, resign, leave one's job
руководить
lead, manage, direct
управлять
manage, govern, control
подчиняться
report to, be subordinate to
успевать
have time, manage
профессиональный
professional
опытный
experienced, skilled, expert, versed
ответственный
responsible, dependable
надёжный
reliable, dependable, trustworthy
трудолюбивый
hardworking, industrious
занятой
busy
срочный
urgent, rush
постоянный
permanent
временный
temporary, provisional
удалённый
remote, outlying
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