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As a noun: Working overtime can be bad for your physical and mental health.

After certain verbs: admit, avoid, consider, continue, deny, discuss, enjoy, fancy, finish, go (for activities), keep (=continue), mind, miss, postpone, practise, suggest, tolerate, etc. I don't mind working overtime. I miss working part-time.

To express specific preference with the verbs: dislike, enjoy, hate, like, prefer, etc. I prefer working flexible hours to getting other perks.

After expressions such as: be busy, it's no use, it's (no) worth, what's the use of?, can't help, there is no point (in), can't stand, have difficulty (in), have trouble, have a hard/ difficult time, etc. Some companies have difficulty in recruiting qualified workers in the area.

After spend, waste, lose (time, money, etc.) He wasted a lot of time working for that company.

After prepositions: Thank you for working so hard on the project.

After preposition “to” in expressions such as: look forward to, be used to, get round to, object to, etc. We must get round to recruiting more staff. He objects to retiring early.