8 At work: career and promotion Flashcards
(extra) benefits
extra things apart from salary
Achievers
people determined to succeed and achieve great thing
Basic
guaranteed minimum salary without overtime or bonuses
Close-knit
working in a close relationship - everyone knows each other well and gives each other support when they need it
Diverse
of different types
Drive
strong motivation
Dynamic
same as fast moving
Fast-moving
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Fit the description
have these qualities
Holiday entitlement
number of days you have the right to take as holiday
Increments
formal: increases, rises
IT
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Job ad/ advertisement
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Job satisfaction
the feeling that your job is worth doing and fulfils you
Lucrative
producing a lot of money
Maternity leave
time away from work to have a new baby
Overworked and underpaid
often said together as a humorous fixed expression
Paternity leave
time away from work to have a new baby
Perks
extra things apart from salary, informal
Reach/hit a glass ceiling
reach a level where you cannot get further promotion, even if you deserve it
Rewarding career
giving you a lot back
Sale experience
experience selling things
To be a high-flyer
someone who has a lot of ability and a strong wish to be successful and is therefore expected to achieve a lot
To be demoted
to reduce to a lower grade or rank
To be passed over for promotion
someone else who is younger or lower in the organization than you is chosen for it, someone else has been given a higher job instead of me
To be short-listed for a job
to be passed the initial resume review process
To be snowed under
be overwhelmed with a very large quantity of something, especially work
To get turned down for a job
to not accept an offer or request
To look to work in
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To seek a career in
same as to look to (consider, hope) work in…
