Definition
Work that is difficult, boring, and routine.
In Context
- "Why does everyone else get the interesting work while I have to do all the donkey work, and even the company's dirty work?"
- "Labi said she did not need to carry planks of wood on her head any more, it was donkey work for idiots"
- "But what looks like donkeywork is a necessary step in a formulaic approach, a set of prescribed practices that have their own embedded wisdom."
See Also
- collar-work
- God's work
- grunt work