10 Expressions You Will Use at Work at Some Point

HERE ARE 10 COMMON WORKPLACE EXPRESSIONS. CAN YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION USING EACH ONE?

1. Apply for a job

QUESTION: When was the last time you had to "apply" for a job? Talk to me about that process and what it was, or is, like.

2. Get offered a job

QUESTION: When you got offered your last job, why did you decide to accept it?

3. Get Fired

QUESTION: Do you think that getting fired can be a good thing? Why or why not?

4. Be Made Redundant

QUESTION/ Do you think there is a difference between how a person who has been made redundant feels as compared to someone who was put at the door? Or does the impact of both feel the same?

5. Get a promotion

QUESTION: How did you feel when you were last promoted? Was the promotion all it was cracked up to be?

6. Resign

QUESTION: Can you give me 3 scenarios where you can see yourself resigning from your current position?

7. Be on Sick Leave

QUESTION: Do you think that people should take a sick leave if they have a common cold or only if they have flu?

8. Be Out Sick

QUESTION: When your colleagues are out sick, do you ever feel resentful when you have to do their jobs?

9. Be on Paternity Leave

QUESTION: Do you think men should get the same amount of paternity leave as their partners when a new baby arrives?

10. Be on Maternity Leave

QUESTION:  Do you think that women who take long maternity leaves should lose their jobs (but not necessarily get fired from the company?)


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