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after getting off work vs after work

Both phrases are correct, but they're used in slightly different contexts. 'After getting off work' specifically refers to the action of leaving work, while 'after work' is a more general term that refers to the time period following the end of the workday.
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after getting off work

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to the action of leaving work.

This phrase is used to indicate the time immediately following the end of the workday when someone has left their workplace.

Examples:

  • I usually go to the gym after getting off work.
  • She likes to relax with a cup of tea after getting off work.
  • Feb 11, 2022 ... Absolutely NO motivation after getting off work. Questions/Advice/Support. I recently started the old 9-5 and Jesus.. it's impossible to ...
  • 74 year old Corazon Dandan was killed after getting off work at a SF hotel. Police say a transient pushed her in front of a BART train at the Powell Street ...
  • Apr 14, 2016 ... [REQUEST] How to not be so tired after getting off work? I'm always tired when I get off work. Yes, my sleep schedule is consistent, so I ...
  • Nov 29, 2023 ... Should I do housework and help with the kids after getting off work, when I already go to work and make a living for my family?
  • 130M posts. Discover videos related to Me After Getting Off Work on TikTok. See more videos about I Just Got Off Work, Just Got Off Work, After Work Is ...
  • Jun 10, 2024 ... A search is underway for the person who shot a teen behind a restaurant on the west side of San Antonio, police say.
  • Me After Getting Off Work · at Least I Get Off Work Early · Getting Ready to Work · Its Almost Time to Get Off Work · Showing Off Work · When You Finally Get A ...
  • May 8, 2009 ... I made a habit of diving right after getting off work at 7am every Saturday morning. The hour long drive out to the dive site wasn't so bad ...
  • May 7, 2024 ... He was involved in an auto accident 50 minutes after getting off work in Colorado Springs, outside of Fort Carson. He was a U.S. Army ...
  • Sep 11, 2018 ... […] if you aren't running 6 miles in your work clothes right after getting off work, many of the habits that have helped me can help you as well ...

Alternatives:

  • after leaving work
  • after finishing work
  • after the workday ends

after work

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to the time period following the end of the workday.

This phrase is a more general term used to refer to the time after the workday has ended, without specifying the action of leaving work.

Examples:

  • Let's grab a drink after work.
  • I have plans with friends after work.
  • Jun 14, 2022 ... Laid down on my bed, scroll on Reddit or TikTok for 30-60 minutes, eat dinner, watch Netflix then bedtime. I really don't have a life after work.
  • Is There Life After Work? By Erin Callan. March 9, 2013. Share ... Is There Life After Work?. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe. Share full article ...
  • Mar 14, 2024 ... This thread make me feel like a monster. You people go running and hiking after work?!
  • Jan 18, 2015 ... Can I have some advise if we can use any of the below? I used to encounter online articles using "after work" some use "after the work" ...
  • Jul 12, 2024 ... 264 votes, 327 comments. I'm feeling stuck in routine. After work I'm tired and by the time I cook and have dinner I'm ready to unwind.
  • Jan 14, 2019 ... As I start wrapping up some last minute emails, I start to think about my after work plans. “Do some exercise, make chicken lettuce wraps for ...
  • Following their pioneering theory (Xenofeminism and Inventing the Future) Helen Hester and Nick Srinicek's new book After Work tackles this problem, and ...
  • Jan 7, 2017 ... How to find time to learn after work. My software developer colleagues often ask me where I do get all the time for reading all the tech ...
  • Oct 9, 2017 ... I have a couple of tips that may help decrease the likelihood that you get in a fight right after work or after getting home from a business trip.
  • Wine after Work is a podcast for women to learn from one another, celebrate each other's successes & dish about all things work-related over after-work drinks.

Alternatives:

  • after the workday
  • after the end of the workday
  • after finishing work

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