Workaholic is a word coined from WORK and ALCOHOLIC. It means : addicted to work, working too much

cf : spendaholic, shopaholic, webaholic, netaholic, chocoholic

Oscar Wilde is an Irish humorist and playwright who was born in 1854 and who died in 1900.

a refugee, a trainee, an employee (passive meaning : someone who is trained, employed ...)

to cut : to trim, to reduce, to decrease

to cut hours, to cut costs >>>cost-cutting

average (adjective, noun, verb)

ex (adjective): 10/20 is an average mark

ex (noun) : 8/20 is below average

ex (verb) : Employees average eight hours' work a day

to make do with something : to try to be satisfied with

a puzzle : an enigma

scrutiny : intense analysis

to work overtime

In France, when people work over 39 hours a week, they do/work overtime and are paid for it.

to toil : to work hard

actually : really, in fact

merely : only, just

a pastime : a leisure activity

hence : consequently, as a result, so, therefore