Do a Yeoman's Job?

: What does the phrase "doing a yeoman's job" mean. Doing a good job all round; working hard and competently. ... The phrase is associated with work that doesn't require specialized skills and can be done well by tackling the task industriously.

Where does the phrase yeoman's work come from?

Yeoman /ˈjoʊmən/ was first documented in mid-14th-century England, referring to the middle ranks of servants in an English royal or noble household. Yeomanry was the name applied to groups of freeborn commoners engaged as household guards, or raised as an army during times of war.

Is yeoman's work a compliment?

In this respect, the term could be considered to be a somewhat backhanded compliment if it is taken to depreciate the merits of the work.