noun · neutral
dead-end job
UK/ˌdɛdˈɛnd ˈdʒɒb/US/ˌdɛdˈɛnd ˈdʒɑːb/DEAD·end·JOB
speakingtask2
a job with no prospects for promotion or improvement
Examples
“He left his dead-end job to retrain as a technician.”
“Many young people are worried about being stuck in a dead-end job after graduation.”
“Low pay and no promotion opportunities often make employees feel they are in a dead-end job.”
Band 8 sentence
“Rather than remain in a dead-end job with no career progression, he invested in retraining to open up new opportunities.”
Collocations
- stuck in a dead-end job
- leave a dead-end job
Word family
dead-end job noun
Common mistakes
dead end job→dead-end job
a dead end→a dead-end job
Say it for a higher band
5boring job→6low-growth job→7+dead-end job
Synonyms
low-growth job
Easily confused
low-paying job
“She left a low-paying job to find something more sustainable.”
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