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working families 

(Chiefly used in the plural form.) A high-maintenance demographic identified by politicians (such as Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd) as requiring especial economic and moral support of their chosen lifestyle, as well as requiring constant and frequently gratuitous mention in political rhetoric -- in particular, during electioneering and in Budget speeches. In political demography, "working families" may be considered the human counterpart of the sacred cow.

Antonyms to "working families" are difficult to specify as politicians refuse to confirm any type of eligible voter as definitely excluded by the term. However, examination of the context in which "working families" is used suggests that it essentially refers to households in which dependent children reside. Thus, antonyms would include (among others) "single people", "couples without children", and "empty-nesters".
We must abolish WorkChoices (draconian industrial relations legislation) because it's unfair to working families.
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workplace mutism 

When highly creative, intelligent people are entirely mute during staff meetings in a toxic and retaliatory workplace.
Workplace mutism is a great solution to staying off the boss’s radar if you’re fine being gutless and nutless.

workplace trash sifters 

Those folks you notice who always stay late who are doing so in order to be able to privately examine the contents of colleagues’ trashcans to gather intel.
Those creepy workplace trash sifters sometimes strike stark terror into me to the point where I can’t sleep!

workplace mole

An unethical person, usually with zero self-respect or identity, who is willing to spy on colleagues in the workplace for the pathetic emotional goodies provided from administrative puppet masters.
Of course he is a vile workplace mole, why do you think they moved him into our department?
workplace mole by Dr Bunnygirl October 22, 2019

Kirkie-workie 

Used as nickname for close friends with the name Kirk.

Originated in Schertz, a small city beside San Antonio.
Kirkie-workie by Chezlin April 12, 2004

discouraged workers

In economics, discouraged workers is a person of legal employment age who is not actively seeking employment or who does not find employment after long-term unemployment. This is usually because an individual has given up looking or has had no success in finding a job, hence the term "discouraged". A discouraged worker is defined as a person not in the labor force who wants and is available for a job and who has looked for work sometime in the past 12 months (or since the end of his or her last job if a job was held within the past 12 months), but who is not currently looking because of real or perceived poor employment prospects.
The top five reasons for discouraged workers are the following:

1)The worker thinks no work is available.
2) The worker could not find work.
3) The worker lacks schooling or training.
4) The worker is viewed as too young or too old by the prospective employer.
5) The worker is the target of various types of discrimination.