Great thinkers; Unit 2

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career

A profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling.

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colleague

an associate or coworker of similar status

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deal with

handle

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earn a salary

be paid money for doing your job

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employee

a worker who is hired to perform a job

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employer

a person or organization that employs people.

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experience

Knowledge or skill that comes from having done certain things.

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high-pressure

a condition (of the atmosphere) in which the pressure is above average

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in charge of

responsible for

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indoors

inside a building

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in good conditions

Favourable work situation or environment.

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in bad conditions

unfavourable work situation or environment

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in dangerous conditions

Situation or environment that is likely to harm or kill someone, or to damage or destroy something.

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internship

A position in which a person receives training by working with people who are experienced in a particular field.

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manual

done by hand

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outdoors

outside a building

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permanent

lasting or expected to last for a long time

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promotion

Advance an employee earns by being productive, cooperation, dependable, and highly skilled.

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qualifications

education, skills, and work experience needed to do a particular job

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responsable for

being a person's job or duty

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secure

safe

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self-employed

working for yourself

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skilled

expert, proficient

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temporary

not permanent

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training

educating technical and operational employees in how to better do their current jobs

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apply for a job

send your CV and cover letter to a company that is advertising a job

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be made redundant

to be told you must leave your job because you are no longer needed

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be offered a job

to get a job

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be sacked/be fired

to be dismissed from a job (It's when your boss forces you to leave your job)

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be well paid

to earn a good salary

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be badly paid

to get a low salary

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become unemployed

to lose your job

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do shift work

to sometimes work during the day and sometimes during the night

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look for a job

try to find work

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go job hunting

go looking for a job

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on flexitime

a system of working a set number of hours with the starting and finishing times chosen within agreed limits by the employee.

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on the minimum wage

lowest legal wage that can be paid to most workers

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out of work

unemployed; not working

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resign

to give up a job, an office, or a right or claim

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retire

To stop working because one has reached a certain age

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sign a contract

to write your name on a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups

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work from nine to five

to work the "normal" working hours

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work full time

to have a job for 35-40 hours a week

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work long hours

work for many hours every day

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work overtime

work extra hours

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work nights

work at night

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work part-time

to work fewer hours per week than a full-time job

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