Unit 6: At work: job satisfaction

Question 1

fulfil

Answer 1

to do something that is expected, hoped for, or promised, or to cause it to happen:

Question 2

pleasant
/ˈplez.ənt/

Answer 2

enjoyable, attractive, friendly, or easy to like.

Question 3

run-of-the-mill

Answer 3

ordinary and not special or exciting in any way

Question 4

short-term
financial reward
/rɪˈwɔːrd/

Answer 4

[immediate; opp. = long-term] [money gained]

Question 5

morale
/məˈræl/

Answer 5

the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time.

Question 6

job stability
/stəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/

Answer 6

not likely to change

Question 7

fast-moving

Answer 7

developing or changing very quickly

Question 8

• dynamic person/ company
  /daɪˈnæm.ɪk/

Answer 8

• having a lot of ideas and enthusiasm
• continuously
  developing

Question 9

looking to work in

Answer 9

seeking a career in

Question 10

1. maternity leave /məˈtɝː.nə.t̬i/
2. paternity leave /pəˈtɝː.nə.t̬i/
3. adoption leave
   /əˈdɑːp.ʃən/

Answer 10

time away from work to prepare
for and look after a new baby / adopted child

Question 11

perk
/pɝːk/

Answer 11

(extra) benefits

Question 12

holiday entitlement
/ɪnˈtaɪ.t̬əl.mənt/

Answer 12

number of days you have the right to take as holiday

Question 13

increments
/ˈɪŋ.krə.mənt/

Answer 13

one of a series of increases

Question 14

recession
/rɪˈseʃ.ən/

Answer 14

a period when the economy of a country is not successful and conditions for business are bad

Question 15

voluntary/
compulsory redundancies

/ˈvɑː.lən.ter.i/
/kəmˈpʌl.sɚ.i/
/rɪˈdʌn.dən.si/

Answer 15

people losing their jobs, by offering to do so / having no choice

Question 16

skeleton staff
/ˈskel.ɪ.t̬ən ˌstæf/

Answer 16

the smallest number of people needed for a business or organization to operate:

Question 17

the interview panel

Answer 17

the group of people interviewing someone for a job