Word of the week: Job (or work?!)

job ... or work???

JOB is countable and it means

• a paid occupation >> He's got a new job as a teacher.
• a task >> We've got lots of jobs to do today!
• a duty or responsibility >> Painting the house is a big job.

WORK is usually uncountable (we cannot say: I have a new work) and it means

• one's place of occupation >> Things aren't going to well at work at the moment.
• undefined tasks >> I've got a lot of work on right now.

They can be used with little or no change in meaning:

• Is your job/work interesting?
• What kind of job/work do you do?