B2idiomworkIELTS-friendly
wear many hats
USUK
to have several different jobs or roles at the same time
Common in business and job adverts. You can also say 'wear two hats' or 'wear a different hat' for one other role.
In context
In a start-up of five people, everyone has to wear many hats.
My sister wears many hats: she's a teacher, a mother and a part-time baker.
More idioms about work
- a baptism of firea very difficult first experience of a new job or activity
- a cushy joba job that is easy and pleasant but still pays well
- a dead-end joba job with no chance of promotion or of learning anything new
- a labour of lovehard work that you do because you enjoy it or care about it, not for money
- a nine-to-five joba regular office job with fixed hours, usually from about 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.