A. Collocations words connected with work:
A1. It’s not easy to get/ find work round these parts.
A2. I’ve been offered work/ a job in Paris.
A3. What do you do for a living? I’m in publishing/ banking, etc.
A4. It’s hard to make a living as a freelance writer. (earn enough money to live comfortably)
A5. She’s not prepared to take on that job (suggests ‘having personal responsibility’)

B. Hours of Work
B1. To do shift-work or to work shifts (nights one week, days the next week)
B2. To be on flexi-time (flexible working hours)
B3. To work nine-to-five (regular day work)

(Source: English Vocabulary in Use, Cambridge University Press)