Great thinkers; Unit 2

career

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

colleague

an associate or coworker of similar status

deal with

handle

earn a salary

be paid money for doing your job

employee

a worker who is hired to perform a job

employer

a person or organization that employs people.

experience

Knowledge or skill that comes from having done certain things.

high-pressure

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

in charge of

responsible for

indoors

inside a building

in good conditions

Favourable work situation or environment.

in bad conditions

unfavourable work situation or environment

in dangerous conditions

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

internship

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

manual

done by hand

outdoors

outside a building

permanent

lasting or expected to last for a long time

promotion

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

qualifications

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

responsable for

being a person's job or duty

secure

safe

self-employed

working for yourself

skilled

expert, proficient

temporary

not permanent

training

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

apply for a job

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

be made redundant

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

be offered a job

to get a job

be sacked/be fired

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

be well paid

to earn a good salary

be badly paid

to get a low salary

become unemployed

to lose your job

do shift work

to sometimes work during the day and sometimes during the night

look for a job

try to find work

go job hunting

go looking for a job

on flexitime

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

on the minimum wage

lowest legal wage that can be paid to most workers

out of work

unemployed; not working

resign

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

retire

To stop working because one has reached a certain age

sign a contract

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

work from nine to five

to work the "normal" working hours

work full time

to have a job for 35-40 hours a week

work long hours

work for many hours every day

work overtime

work extra hours

work nights

work at night

work part-time

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

fill in

to complete (a form, a questionnaire, etc.)

get ahead

to make progress

keep at

continue working at; continue with something difficult

keep up with

go at the same speed as

put something off

to postpone

put somebody off

cause somebody not to want something or to do something

set up

to establish; to arrange; to sart a business

take over

to assume responsibility for, or control of (something or a situation) from someone else.

turn down

to refuse or reject (something or someone)

work on

work on something
to try hard to improve or achieve something
You need to work on your pronunciation a bit more.
'Have you sorted out a babysitter yet?' 'No, but I'm working on it.'