UNIT 5 Flashcards
opposite number
Has the same position/does the same job as me
collaboration
Working together to achieve shared goals
Counterpart
More formal equivalent of “opposite number”
Establish a good rapport with
Communication/relationship
Hierarchical
Has a structure with important and less important people
Pecking order
A system where some people have the right to get benefits/promotions before others
Do a job-share
An agreement where two people each share the same job
A hot desking system
A policy of sharing desks ib an office, so people sit at whichever desk is free on a particular day
Workmate
Colleagues you are friendly with, informal
To talk shop
Talk about work, informal
Mundane
Ordinary, not interesting
Meet a deadline
Have smth finished by a fixed day or time
Heavy Workload
Amount of work to do
Simulating
Encouraging new ideas or new thinking
Mechanical (job)
You don’t have to think about what you’re doing
Knocking off
Finishing work, informal
Monotonous
Boring because it never changes
Challenging
That tests my ability or determination
Glamorous
Very exciting, which everyone admires
Stuck behind a desk
Sitting at a desk all day, informal
Mind-numbing
Extremely boring
Tight schedules
Very strict or severely limited timetables
Stuck in a rut
Stuck/trapped in a job they can’t escape from
Technician
Person whose job involves practical work with scientific or electricial equipment
Go in with
Form a business partnership with
Dead-end job
With no prospects of promotion
