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
