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Shiftwork vs Shitwork - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between shiftwork and shitwork

is that shiftwork is scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours while shitwork is (pejorative) work of low status or yielding little satisfaction.

shiftwork

English

Alternative forms

* shift work

Noun

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  • Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.
  • A mode of employment in which sets of workers are rotated to maintain a continuous operation.

    • shitwork

    English

    Noun

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  • (pejorative) Work of low status or yielding little satisfaction.
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    • Synonyms

    * (pejorative) gruntwork, bitchwork

    See also

    * blocking and tackling