Working Life

Baek Yi-jin joined the staff of a broadcasting company although he hadn’t graduated yet

to become a member of an organization's employees

The pay where I was working in my mid-twenties wasn’t brilliant but I could make a living

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great, fantastic

The other members of staff were nice and I enjoyed teaching the students

employees, colleagues

The length of maternity leave depends on the company you’re working at, but it’s often around 3 months. 

a period of absence from work granted to a mother before and after the birth of her child

• parental leave 

To assist my parents in terms of finance, I went part-time at 7/11 every evening when I didn’t attend classes

to work or attend school for fewer hours than a standard full-time schedule

So as to produce more products for a shorter period of time, two workers often do a job-share

a situation where two people share equal parts of the same job

It’s a tough call to giving up working as as a software engineer at Meta and go freelance

to work for several different organizations rather than working full-time for one organization

In the States, your network of contacts speaks volumes your worth, so you should start building it up from now on!

a group of people connected through personal or professional relationships, formed to share information, collaborate, and support each other

After having pregnancy, i felt my health was deteriorating so quickly that i was no longer able to cope with a substantial volume of work

the amount of work produced relative to job requirements

I soon had a substantial volume of work and was able to earn a good living

to earn the money needed for food, clothing, etc

After 6 years studying at med college, they still cannot practice medicine immediately. Only when they passed through extra 2 years as interns will they truly become doctors

to work as a doctor

Never will I find someone who is more well-rounded than John. He carved a niche for himself in every field he’s involved in.

to make a special position for oneself

Judging by Mary’s actions, she may be a restless and enterprising person who is always eager for fresh challenges.

A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination

After five years in finance, she decided it was time to do a job swap to marketing.

to change your own job

It has been 5 years since I last met Kim, my opposite number working in a major trauma hospital now

someone doing the same job in a different location

Against usual assumption of my parents, I took up the post of a movie director soon after I graduated

to start work

Barack Obama held the position as a president for 2 terms

to occupy a job or role

I’m now hoping to go abroad again and so am letting everyone know that I am open to offers

If you are open to offers, you are willing to do something if someone will pay you an amount of money that you think is reasonable.

After graduating in economics, I did the usual thing of putting together my CV and applying for jobs

to prepare, write, and organize your CV

In Vietnam, as long as you graduate from HUST, a bunch of tempting offers will pour in from everywhere

an attractive proposition that makes a person want to accept it, even if it might be a bad idea or have hidden downsides

I was a potential employee, so I was put on a fast-track scheme as soon as I got into the company

a system for rapid training and promotion of talented staff

She started as an intern but quickly moved up the ladder to become a manager

to be promoted

I had thought I loved to be a doctor until the first day I witnessed a real trauma and the patients was bleeding so bad that I passed out. I then had a change of heart =)))

my attitude and mood changed 

I’ve told him to get his priorities right but he doesn’t listen to me, even a bit

to give importance to the right aspects of life

I made up my mind that other aspects of life should take priority over my work

to be more important to me than

A rumor began to circulate around the school after the announcement

pass or cause to pass from place to place or person to person