Vocabulary: COLLEGUES AND ROUTINES Flashcards
opposite number
has same position/same job
working relationship
way of communicating and working together
collaboration
working together to achieve shared goals
counterpart
formal way of saying opposite number
rapport
communication/relationship (We have established a good rapport)
take the iniciative
make decisions without orders
hierarchical
to have a structure of important-less people
pecking order
system where some poeple have the right to get promotions before others
job-share
agreement where two people share the same job
hot-desking
policy of sharing desks in an office
workmates
collegues who you are friendly with
talk shop
talk about work
mundane
ordinary, not interesting
meet a deadline
have something finishing by a fixed day or time
volunteer
offer something without being asked or told
rewarding
making you feel satisfied
stimulating
encouraging to new ideas or thinking
workload
amount of work you have to do
mechanical
you don’t have to think what you do
repetitive
same thing
knock off
finish word
monotonus
you do the same thing
satisfying
make you fell pleased
challenging
has to test your habilities
glamurous
very exciting which everyone admires
anti-social
not enable to have normal social life
mind-numbing
extremely boring
tight schedules
very strict timetables
stuck ina rut
traped ina job you can’t scape from
dead-end
with no prospects of promotion
technicin
job involves practical work with scientific or electrical equipment
go with someone
form business partnership
start-up
small business that has recently started
self-employed
works freelance
programmer
someone who writes computer programs
