workload
- noun
- /ˈwɜrkˌloʊd/
- The four clinical coordinators distributed the manager's workload among themselves and the new department manager.
- a heavy workload
- increase workload
- reduce workload
So it's, it's a workload problem as well.
- So it's, it's a workload problem as well.
- And now they have to confront the reality of your workload, right?
- So it's like the workload wasn't really any issue, you know.
- I'm working on research like I'm, I'm very wary of workload and workload management.
- And it's how you manage, you know, a really complex workload.
- But within the NHS, which I think trains doctors brilliantly, it's a very high intense workload.
- That's kind of my reach goal because it does take a lot of work to commit to this extra weekly workload, you know.
- We didn't really change any of the workload.
Examples
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The most common barriers to implementing change are time, workload, and resistance from colleagues.
Academic text (2012) -
They were complaining like, listen, the workload is too heavy for us.
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We could split the workload, too.
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So with that pressure and workload, how do you keep a balance between work and life?
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And so we kind of also just help with the workload and the stress that parents have right now.
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My workload, my workload has doubled.
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First, the shift in authority would result in an overall reduction in workload for COs.
Academic text (2017) -
Our current workload prevents us from taking weekends off.
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It's becoming a reality in the job, with pay freezes and the workload increasing.
Academic text (2011) -
My current workload is too heavy for me to finish all my tasks on time.
Synonyms
How Heavy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Workload comes from putting together work ('tasks to do') and load ('weight' or 'burden'). So, a workload is like the 'weight' of jobs someone must carry, meaning the amount of work a person is expected to do.