Chapter 3 - The career ladder Flashcards
Making money for yourself and not being employed by a company
Self-employed (adj.)
Money made as a percentage of the total items sold
Commission (n)
Tell someone that they no longer have a job, usually because they have done something wrong
To sack (v) / To fire
The act of giving someone a job with more responsibility and more pay
A promotion (n)
The act of officially saying you no longer want to work for a company
A resignation (n)
A period of time where you do not work because you have reached a certain age
Retirement (n)
Find someone who is working in another company to work for a different company, usually at a senior level
Headhunt (v)
No longer having a job because there was not enough work for you to do
Redundant (adj.) –> To be made redundant (v)
A job done, usually as part of an educational course, to learn about a business
Placement (n)
To remove from employment or office, typically on the grounds of unsatisfactory performance
To dismiss
The amount of time between notification of a person’s departure or dismissal and their last day at work
A notice period
To take without permission
To steal
A bad use of time
A waste of time
To notice
To catch your eye
Instantly / Immediately
Right off the bat
So as to cause harm
At the expense of
Further improve or develop something that is already successful
To take something to the next level
To develop or progress with increasing success
To go from strength to strength
To take the blame in the place of another person
To take the fall for something
Knowing a job well enough to do it very well
Skilled
Receiving a good salary for a job
Well paid
The work which you are responsible for morally or legally
Duty
Being responsible for someone else’s job while they are away for a period of time
Acting
Working for no pay because you think the job is important
Voluntary
Doing a job for a limited amount of time
Temporary
Not doing a job permanently
Casual
Someone who has the knowledge and skills to do a job that most other people can’t do
Specialist
