Position

Academy synthesis

One occurrence of a job, held by one worker, with its own location, manager, work relationship and effective dates.

Why the distinction matters

The position is where employment actually lives. Changes to reporting, location or manager are position changes, not job changes.

Not to be confused with

Job
Two people in the same job occupy two different positions, which is why they can be in different locations and report to different managers.

Also called

Assignment
Work assignment

Synonyms are searchable, so searching either spelling finds this entry.

Evidence

This entry is academy synthesis. It describes how the term is used rather than restating an Oracle definition, so no claim backs it. Where Oracle documents a specific behaviour, that behaviour is recorded as a claim elsewhere in the curriculum.