work ethic

work ethic (plural work ethics)

1. The value that one ought to work hard at one's job or duties.
2. The tendency to work hard at one's job or duties.
   • 2025 January 31, Rowena Mason, quoting Kemi Badenoch, “Tory Chris Philp accused of ‘brass neck’ after saying UK needs better work ethic”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Badenoch, asked about Philp’s claim that Britons needed a better work ethic, told broadcasters: “I think everybody should be working hard, including myself.”

• Protestant work ethic
• Puritan work ethic