Topic 35. Working life

Achievement

Thành tựu, thành tích

(noun)

/əˈʧivmənt/

What is your biggest achievement after 5 years working?

Apply

Ứng tuyển, áp dụng

(verb)

/əˈplaɪ/

You can apply for our opening positions on our website.

Colleague

Đồng nghiệp

(noun)

/ˈkɑlig/

Joe is a friendly and funny coworker of mine.

Contract

Hợp đồng

(noun)

/ˈkɑnˌtrækt/

Did our partner sign the contract?

Deadline

Hạn chót

(noun)

/ˈdɛˌdlaɪn/

The deadline to finish this task is 10pm tomorrow.

Experience

Kinh nghiệm, trải nghiệm

(noun)

/ɪkˈspɪriəns/

Making mistakes and learning from them give you valuable experience.

Fire

Sa thải, đuổi việc

(verb)

/ˈfaɪər/

The boss fired him after discovering his laziness.

Interview

Buổi phỏng vấn

(verb)

/ˈɪntərˌvju/

How did your interview at Samsung go?

Meeting

Cuộc họp

(noun)

/ˈmitɪŋ/

We will have an urgent meeting at 8 am. Don't be late.

Office

Văn phòng

(noun)

/ˈɔfəs/

The new office is bigger and also more modern compared to the old one.

Position

Vị trí, chức vụ

(noun)

/pəˈzɪʃən/

What was your position at the last company you worked for?

Promote

Đề bạt, thăng chức

(verb)

/prəˈmoʊt/

The manager considered promoting him to senior employee.

Punishment

Hình phạt

(noun)

/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/

There will be punishment for those who are late for deadlines.

Resign

Từ chức, nghỉ việc

(verb)

/rɪˈzaɪn/

He resigned after 3 years working hard for the company.

Responsibility

Trách nhiệm

(noun)

/riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti/

Employees should be aware of their own responsibilities at work.

Retire

Nghỉ hưu

(verb)

/rɪˈtaɪr/

My dad will retire in the next 3 months.

Reward

Thưởng

(verb)

/rɪˈwɔrd/

The sales team was rewarded with a trip to Da Nang for earning high revenue.

Wage

Lương, tiền công

(noun)

/weɪʤ/

Don't forget to negotiate about your salary in the interview.

Succeed

(Đạt được) Thành công

(verb)

/səkˈsid/

He succeeded in bringing another customer to the company.

Successful

Thành công

(adjective)

/səkˈsɛsfəl/

Is it a successful negotiation with our supplier?

Task

Nhiệm vụ, đầu việc

(noun)

/tæsk/

I have already had too many tasks for this week.

Teamwork

Làm việc nhóm

(noun)

/ˈtimˌwɜrk/

Teamwork is an efficient way to get the job done.