WORK

WORK

1. SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS

   • VOCATIONAL TRAINING
     • TO PURSUE A CAREER
   • TO MEET DEADLINES
   • ABILITY TO WORK UNDER PRESSURE
   • PROBLEM SOLVING
   • TIME-MANAGEMENT
   • PERSUASION
   • ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
     • IT SKILLS
     • NUMERACY
   • WORK EXPERIENCE
     • TO BE A HIGH-FLYER
   • PERSONAL GROWTH

2. COMPANY

   • TAKEOVER
     • Oferta de adquisición de una empresa
   • EMERGING
     • Fusión de empresas
   • PERKS / EXTRA BENEFITS
     • FREE CHILD CARE
     • ON FLEXITIME
     • HEALTH INSURANCE
   • WAGE / SALARY
     • BONUS
     • UNDERPAID JOB
   • TO FARM OUT
     • Subcontratar
   • SECONDMENT
     • Cesión de trabajadores a otra empresa durante un periodo de tiempo
   • WORKFORCE / STAFF
     • TRAINEE
     • SUPERVISOR
     • SLAVE-DRIVER
     • TEAMWORK
       • CLOSE-KNIT TEAMS
         • TO HAVE GOOD WORKING RELATIONS
       • CO-WORKERS
         • COLLEAGUES
     • INTERN
     • TO BE MY OPPOSITE NUMBER
     • TALKSHOP
   • WORKPLACE

3. DESCRIBING JOBS

   • +
     • REWARDING
     • MOTIVATING
   • -
     • MONOTONOUS
       • REPETITIVE
     • TEDIOUS
     • DONKEY WORK
     • CHALLENGING
     • DEMANDING

4. SCHEDULE

   • ON/OFF DUTY
   • CLOCK IN/OUT
   • TO KNOCK OFF (AT FIVE O'CLOCK)
   • A NINE-TO-FIVE JOB
   • ON FLEXITIME
   • FULL-TIME CONTACT
   • PART-TIME CONTRACT
   • TO BE OFF WORK
     • LEAVE
       • OFF SICK
       • PATERNITY / MATERNITY LEAVE
       • SICK LEAVE
       • COMPASSIONATE LEAVE
       • UNPAID LEAVE

5. VACANCY

   • +
     • TO GET PROMOTION
     • TO CLIMB THE LADDER
       • CAREER LADDER
     • TO TAKE ON AN EMPLOYEE
     • TO HIRE AN EMPLOYEE
     • TO EMPLOY SB
     • TO GET A RISE
   • -
     • TO FIRE AN EMPLOYEE
     • TO MAKE AN EMPLOYEE REDUNDANT
     • TO DISMISS AN EMPLOYEE
     • TO SACK AN EMPLOYEE
     • TO LAY OFF AN EMPLOYEE
     • TO REACH / HIT THE GLASS CEILING
       • A DEAD-END JOB
     • TO BE/GET PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION
   • TO TAKE ON STH
   • TO RESIGN
   • TO STAND DOWN
   • TO HAND IN MY NOTICE
   • TO STEP ASIDE
   • TO RETIRE
   • POSITION
     • POST

6. FINDING A JOB

   • TO BE BETWEEN JOBS
     • JOB SEEKER
     • JOB-HUNTING
   • TO BE SHORTLISTED
   • TO BE ON THE DOLE
     • TO BE OUT OF WORK
   • SABBATICAL YEAR
   • TO WORK MY WAY THROUGH COLLEGE

7. WORKLOAD

   • OVERWORKED
     • TO WORK YOUR FINGERS TO THE BONE
     • TO BE SNOWED UNDER
     • TO BE STUCK BEHIND MY DESK
   • TO GET BOGGED DOWN
   • WORKAHOLIC

8. SELF-EMPLOYED FREELANCE