Unit 5: At work: colleagues and routines Flashcards
Opposite number
/ˈɑː.pə.zɪt/
a person whose position in another group, organization, or country is equivalent to that held by someone already mentioned
working relationship
/rɪˈleɪ.ʃən.ʃɪp/
way of communicating and working together
collaboration
/kəˈlæb.ə.reɪt/
working together to achieve shared goals
counterpart
/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.pɑːrt/
more formal equivalent of opposite number
rapport
/ræpˈɔːr/
communication/ relationship
take the initiative
/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.t̬ɪv/
to be the first one to do something, esp. to solve a problem
hierarchical
/ˌhaɪˈrɑːr.kɪ.kəl/
has a structure with important and less important people
pecking order
/ˈpek.ɪŋ ˌɔːr.dɚ/
a system where some people have the right to get
benefits/promotions before others
job-share
/ˈdʒɑːb.ʃer/
to divide the duties and the pay of one job between two people who work at different times during the day or week
/ˌhɑːtˈdes.kɪŋ/hot-desking
a policy of sharing desks in an office, so people sit at whichever desk is free on a particular day
socialize
/ˈsoʊ.ʃə.laɪz/
to spend time when you are not working with friends or with other people in order to enjoy yourself
workmate
/ˈwɝːk.meɪt/
colleagues you are friendly with (especially in non-professional occupations); informal
talk shop
to talk about your job with those you work with when not at work
occasion
/əˈkeɪ.ʒən/
a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened
mundane
mʌnˈdeɪn/
ordinary, not interesting
meet a deadline
have something finished by a fixed day or time
volunteer
/ˌvɑː.lənˈtɪr/
offer to do something without
being asked or told to do it
rewarding
/rɪˈwɔːrd/
something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work, etc.:
stimulating
/ˈsɪm.jə.leɪt/
encouraging new ideas or new thinking
workload
/ˈwɝːk.loʊd/
amount of work I have to do
the day shift
night shift
/ˈnaɪt ˌʃɪft/
a period of time worked during the daylight hours in a hospital, factory, etc., as opposed to the night shift.
mechanical
/məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/
you don’t have to think about what you are doing
repetitive
/rɪˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɪv/
the same thing is repeated every day
knock off
/nɑːk/
finishing work; informal
