Vocabulary: COLLEGUES AND ROUTINES Flashcards

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opposite number

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has same position/same job

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working relationship

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way of communicating and working together

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3
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collaboration

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working together to achieve shared goals

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4
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counterpart

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formal way of saying opposite number

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5
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rapport

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communication/relationship (We have established a good rapport)

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6
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take the iniciative

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make decisions without orders

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7
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hierarchical

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to have a structure of important-less people

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8
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pecking order

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system where some poeple have the right to get promotions before others

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9
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job-share

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agreement where two people share the same job

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10
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hot-desking

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policy of sharing desks in an office

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11
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workmates

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collegues who you are friendly with

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12
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talk shop

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talk about work

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13
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mundane

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ordinary, not interesting

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14
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meet a deadline

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have something finishing by a fixed day or time

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15
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volunteer

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offer something without being asked or told

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16
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rewarding

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making you feel satisfied

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stimulating

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encouraging to new ideas or thinking

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workload

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amount of work you have to do

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mechanical

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you don’t have to think what you do

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repetitive

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same thing

21
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knock off

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finish word

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monotonus

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you do the same thing

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satisfying

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make you fell pleased

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challenging

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has to test your habilities

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glamurous
very exciting which everyone admires
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anti-social
not enable to have normal social life
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mind-numbing
extremely boring
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tight schedules
very strict timetables
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stuck ina rut
traped ina job you can't scape from
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dead-end
with no prospects of promotion
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technicin
job involves practical work with scientific or electrical equipment
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go with someone
form business partnership
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start-up
small business that has recently started
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self-employed
works freelance
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programmer
someone who writes computer programs