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Work Vocabulary

I work at a company called Lawter in the Human Resources department. I am responsible for interviewing candidates and sending emails. The document discusses different terms used to describe one's employment status such as being unemployed, self-employed, or having been fired, laid off, or resigned from a job. It also defines common work-related vocabulary like being hired or fired by a company, earning a salary from an employer, requesting a pay raise, and getting promoted at a job.

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Work Vocabulary

I work at a company called Lawter in the Human Resources department. I am responsible for interviewing candidates and sending emails. The document discusses different terms used to describe one's employment status such as being unemployed, self-employed, or having been fired, laid off, or resigned from a job. It also defines common work-related vocabulary like being hired or fired by a company, earning a salary from an employer, requesting a pay raise, and getting promoted at a job.

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Where do you work?

at / in / for / with
I work at Lawter (company)
I work for David (people / company: provide a service for them)
I work in an office (place)
I work in Human Resources (department, in general)
I work with dictionaries
I work with Tom

I'm responsible FOR


+ ING verb
I'm responsible for interviewing candidates...
I'm responsible for sending emails...
I'm responsible for doing inventory

When you don’t have a job


I'm unemployed

When you work for yourself (you don’t have a boss):


self-employed
I own a business
I'm the owner

Work vocabulary
Hire: contratar
Lawter hired a new employee

Fire: despedir (informal)


I was fired
They fired Tom

Laid off/made redundant: despedido (formal)


He was laid off
He was made redundant
Quit: renunciar (informal)
Tom quit his job
Resign: renunciar (formal)
I resigned today
Leave: dejar (informal / formal)
I left my job
Tom wants to leave his job

employee: empleado
employer: empleador
Colleagues / co-workers: colegas
Boss: jefe
Supervisor

earn a salary: ganar sueldo


earn money: ganar dinero
NO con win
I win a salary

pay raise: aumento de sueldo


I want a pay raise: quiero un aumento
I want a raise: quiero un aumento

give a bonus: (the company gives)


get a bonus (the employee receives)

promotion
I was promoted: me ascendieron

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