Thematic Vocabulary: Jobs, Workplace, and Employment

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering jobs, workplaces, job adjectives, recruitment, and working conditions from the thematic dictionary.

Cashier

A bank clerk or teller who handles payments and money transactions (kasjer/kasjerka w banku).

Checkout assistant

A supermarket cashier who scans items and collects payments from customers (kasjer/kasjerka w supermarkecie).

Civil servant

A government or public official employed by a state department (urzędnik państwowy/urzędniczka państwowa).

Chief executive

The top-ranking corporate executive or general director of an organization (dyrektor generalny/dyrektorka generalna).

Handyman

A person skilled in odd repairs and general maintenance tasks around a building (majster, złota rączka).

Refuse collector

A sanitation worker employed to collect and dispose of waste (pracownik/pracownica zakładu oczyszczania).

Leatherworker

A craftsperson who works with leather to make or repair goods (kaletnik).

Upholsterer

A craftsperson who fits furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers (tapicer).

Wickerworker

A craftsperson who weaves items such as baskets and furniture out of wicker (wikliniarz).

Stockbroker

A professional who buys and sells equities, bonds, and shares on a stock exchange on behalf of clients (makler giełdowy).

Job description

A formal document detailing the specific roles, duties, and responsibilities of an employment position (zakres obowiązków).

Be in charge of

To manage, supervise, or hold primary responsibility for someone or something (zarządzać, odpowiadać za kogoś/coś).

Fulfil duties

To carry out and satisfy required employment obligations or tasks (wypełniać obowiązki).

Dead-end

Describing a position offering no prospects for future career advancement or promotion (bez perspektyw).

High-powered

Describing an important, influential, and demanding senior post (na wysokim stanowisku).

Menial

Describing low-status, basic manual labor requiring little or no specialized training (praca fizyczna).

Undemanding

Requiring little effort, skill, or mental strain; easy (niewymagająca, łatwa).

Casual work

Temporary, non-permanent, or occasional employment (praca tymczasowa).

Wages

Financial remuneration paid regularly for labor or services, typically calculated by the hour, day, or week (płaca, dniówka).

Covering letter

A letter submitted alongside a CV outlining an applicant's motivations and suitability for an advertised job (list motywacyjny).

Vacancy

An unoccupied or available position within an organization (wakat, wolne stanowisko).

Short list

A list of preferred candidates chosen from a larger pool to receive final consideration or interviews (lista najpoważniejszych kandydatów).

Be made redundant

To be terminated from employment because a position is eliminated as part of corporate downsizing (zostać zwolnionym w ramach redukcji etatów).

In-house training

Training programs delivered directly within an enterprise to develop existing personnel (wewnętrzne szkolenie).

Hand in your notice

To formally tender a written resignation declaring one's departure from a job (wręczyć wymówienie).

Take up a reference

To request, review, and verify reference statements regarding a prospective hire (sprawdzić referencje kandydata).

Take over from someone

To assume duties, tasks, or leadership from a predecessor (przejąć od kogoś obowiązki).

Work shifts

To work scheduled periods of time, including alternating daytime and nighttime hours (pracować na zmiany).

Graveyard shift

A work shift that takes place during late night and early morning hours (nocna zmiana).

Have an appraisal

To undergo a performance review evaluation meeting with a supervisor regarding career achievements and results (odbyć rozmowę z szefem na temat osiągnięć i wyników pracy).

Perks / fringe benefits

Non-wage advantages and supplementary perks offered alongside normal pay (dodatkowe korzyści).

Probation / trial period

A preliminary trial period during which a newly appointed employee's performance is appraised before permanent status is granted (okres próbny).

Pay into a pension scheme

To make regular financial contributions toward a retirement savings plan (płacić na fundusz emerytalny).

Maternity / paternity leave

An official period of authorized absence granted to a new mother or father following childbirth (urlop macierzyński/ojcowski).

Salary

A fixed monthly or yearly sum paid regularly to an employee regardless of exact hours worked (pensja).