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Unit 4:
Workplace Difficulties
Оглавление“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
– Michael Jordan
Almost everybody must have already experienced at least one difficulty at their work-place. If not, it means you are at the very bottom of your career ladder and are likely to have at least one of the difficult issues in the near future. The most common problems involve bullying, lack of motivation, miserable salaries, work-related stress, redundancies, interpersonal conflicts, harassment and misunderstanding. We spend nearly half of our lives at work, and workplace issues are a common source of stress for many of us. It is impossible to imagine having any workplace without conflicts. Most issues may cause negative psychological consequences like decrease in performance and productivity, termination, loss of satisfaction, stress and a wide variety of mental health issues.
Vocabulary related to difficulties at workplace
1.To tackle- to attack or to deal with something
Решать
The company decided to tackle the issue of low employee morale by implementing a new team-building program.
2.Rota- a list which gives details of the order in which different people have to do a particular job
График
The manager created a rota to ensure that all employees had fair and equal shifts.
3.To give priority to – to give an advantage to
Уделять приоритетное внимание
The CEO gave priority to increasing diversity and inclusion within the company.
4.In the doghouse – in a state of disfavour because of something done wrong.
В немилости т к что-то сделал не так
After making a major mistake, the sales manager found himself in the doghouse with the company’s leadership.
5.Surveillance — monitoring, control of something
Наблюдение, надзор
The company installed surveillance cameras to monitor employee behavior in the workplace.
6.In the works – in the process
В работе
A new marketing campaign is in the works to attract more customers.
7.Kickback – money paid back, usually secretly and illegally, in order to get a favourable job or contract
«Откат»
The supplier offered the purchasing manager a kickback in exchange for a large order.
8.Good value for money– correlation between comfortable price and good quality
Хорошее соотношение цены и качества
