Lesson 2 - Drop Dread - Dead Weight, That Is Flashcards
– a diagram showing the management structure of a company, including who reports to whom
ORG CHART
After the company laid off 400 employees, the company’s director of human resources issued a new org chart.
to work one’s way through jobs of increasing importance to get to a high position
TO RISE THROUGH THE RANKS
Don Thompson started as an engineer in the restaurant systems group of McDonald’s and rose through the ranks to become the company’s president and chief operating officer.
to separate or depart
to leave each other
to stop associating with
PART WAYS WITH
With business down, the furniture company had to part ways with dozens of long-time employees.
an especially good chance
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
The president invited you to lunch? That’s a golden opportunity to tell him about all of your contributions.
to remove
to eliminate
to get rid of
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TO WEED OUT
Every year, the Donox Corporation hires 30 new MBA graduates and weeds out their low-performing employees.
an employee who is not meeting expectations
UNDERPERFORMER
JNB Bank told Chad he was an underperformer and then fired him a week later.
workers who are not contributing much to the company
poor performers
a heavy or oppressive burden
DEAD WEIGHT
If you don’t get rid of the dead weight at your company, employee morale is going to suffer.
to fire someone
to tell someone they are no longer employed at the company
TO GIVE SOMEONE A PINK SLIP
If Sharon’s performance doesn’t improve, we’re going to have to give her a pink slip.
to expect bad news
to know something bad is going to happen
TO SEE IT COMING
Most Bear Stearns employees were shocked when they learned the company was shutting down. They didn’t see it coming.
to become very angry
to lose one’s temper
TO GO BALLISTIC
This term comes from the military. A ballistic missile is one that is guided at first but then falls freely and uncontrolled.
to present something negative in a good way
TO PUT A POSITIVE SPIN ON STH
The president put a positive spin on the closing of the employee cafeteria by saying, “Now everyone has a chance to try local restaurants.”
useful skills that one can take from one job to the next
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
Ken’s career adviser told him to make a list of all of his transferable skills as a first step in planning his job search.
