work wise -- the meaning

Question

Hi everybody,

this time I'd like to ask English natives for help. I've come across such a sentence on the Internet and have some problems understandig it corrrectly. This is the sentence: "(...) I suppose the most important thing is that Jenny has finally found a secure job. Obviously it is great because that means that we can relax a little. I still don't have what I really want work wise but it will happen soon. You have to stay positive, don't you?"

This is an informal letter to a friend. I really don't get the fragment in bold. I've done research on the Internet and haven't found out what the phrase "workwise" means. Do you have any idea?

Thanks a lot in advance.

It has to be one word "workwise", not "work wise". - lorenzo9, Jan 20, 2011

Isn't it hyphenated by any chance, Lorenzo? - bomberapolaca, Jan 20, 2011

Answer 1

"with regard to work"

"with regards to the working situation"

"in regard to work"

"in regards to the work situation"

"concerning work or the work situation"

Bomber, I was curious, so I looked it up in Webster's:

"in the manner of, in the position or direction or (i.e. "clock wise" or in the direction of a clock); with regard to; in respect of"

It is usually used with a "-wise" in this application, but it is not required.

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

Thanks a lot, dogwood. Is it slang or something? I've just looked up the word "wise" in plenty of dictionaries and there is no mention whatsovever about its meaning "with regard to". Is it common to use this word in such a context? ?

Yes, this is a common use of the word "wise". "with/in regard", "concerning work or the work situtaion" might be another. :) - 0066c384, Jan 20, 2011

Wow, didn't know that.!!! Many thanks once again :) - bomberapolaca, Jan 20, 2011