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Dead-end job

Meaning in business english, with examples

nounCommon term

In business english, dead-end job means: A job offering little opportunity for advancement or development.

In Turkish: ilerleme olanağı sunmayan iş

How it is used

Informal and negative. It reflects limited prospects, not necessarily poor performance or low pay in the current role.

Example sentences

  1. He feared it was a dead-end job because there was no training or path to greater responsibility.

    The concern is lack of development rather than difficulty doing today's tasks.

  2. A new mentoring programme helped change her view of what had seemed a dead-end job.

    New development opportunities alter the perceived career prospects.

Common collocations

  • feel stuck in a dead-end job
  • leave a dead-end job
  • promotionA move to a more senior job or position in the same organization, usually with more responsibility and higher pay.
  • performance reviewA regular meeting in which a manager and an employee discuss the employee's work, results and goals, often once or twice a year.

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