Lesson 4 - Handle an Employee With an Attitude Flashcards
to complain or express one’s frustrations (often something that has been a source of worry or bother for a while)
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TO GET STH OFF ONE’S CHEST
I need to get something off my chest. I’m really upset that you promoted Martin to sales director instead of me!
to not make any progress
to waste one’s efforts
TO SPIN ONE’S WHEELS
Bill is going to shut down his business selling T-shirts online. With less than $100 in sales every month, he’s just spinning his wheels.
boring, meaningless work (that usually doesn’t pay well)
thankless and menial work
GRUNT WORK
Jeremy complained that he spent his entire internship at the advertising agency doing grunt work.
a job requiring little skill that usually pays a low salary
the lowest level job in a department
ENTRY-LEVEL POSITION
After graduating from college, David took an entry-level position as a financial analyst with Goldman Sachs.
to show that one has the ability to do a job well
TO PROVE ONESELF
After proving herself in the marketing coordinator position, Angela was promoted to marketing manager.
to be in charge of
to lead
TO HEAD UP
Facebook hired a former Google executive to head up its sales department.
to work hard and show that you have the right skills and experience for a good position or rank
to gain a particular job or position after years of hard work
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TO EARN ONE’S STRIPES
Before being named CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi earned her stripes by serving as the company’s chief financial officer.
the least important person in an organization
the person who holds the lowest position
LOW MAN ON THE TOTEM POLE
“Tim isn’t happy that he’s been assigned the smallest cubicle in our new office space.” — “What does he expect? He’s the low man on the totem pole.”
to find somebody difficult to work with
to not be able to get along with sb
TO HAVE ISSUES WITH SOMEONE
Debra’s boss is always criticizing her work. No wonder she has issues with him.
to do everything that is expected of you to do
to earn the right to have something because you worked hard
TO PAY ONE’S DUES
After paying his dues for 20 years in various sales and marketing positions, Gary was named CEO of the company.
to have negative feelings towards something
to act annoyed
to be uncooperative
TO HAVE AN ATTITUDE
Jim’s assistant has an attitude. When he asked her to process his expense report, she said “Why don’t you do it yourself?”
typical
normal or expected in a particular situation
PAR FOR THE COURSE
My boss told me that he could only afford to give me a 3 percent raise again this year. That’s par for the course.
people in their 20s
TWENTYSOMETHINGS
Marketers are discovering that advertising on cellphones is an effective way to reach twentysomethings.
from the start
FROM THE GET-GO
The new database software was supposed to make things run smoother, but our staff has had problems with it from the get-go.
