“on the bench”
Say “I'm between projects” or “I'm available for a new project”. “On the bench” is IT-services language; outside that world it sounds like a reserve player in sport.
Updated · Loista team
Understood across India
I'm on the bench right now.
Travels further
- I'm between projects right now.
- I'm available for a new project.
Why it lands differently
In Indian IT services, the bench is where people wait between client projects. A listener outside the industry hears a sports image, and in an interview it can sound as if you weren't picked. “Between projects” states the same fact neutrally.
When it's fine
Inside IT services companies, where bench is a standard staffing term.
Try it out loud
Read each line, say a version that travels out loud, then open it to compare. Any version that's clear to a listener abroad counts.
I was on bench for two months.
I was between projects for two months.
We have five people on the bench.
We have five people available for new projects.
Bench resources can pick up training.
People between projects can take training.
Practise saying it, not just reading it
Loista gives you a realistic speaking prompt and specific feedback on your answer, then a retry focused on one thing, so you can hear whether it landed.
In the App Store and Google Play as Brinlet until our next update.
For adults aged 18 and over.