Delovno okolje = Working Environment

1. PRE-INTERMEDIATE and INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

1.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a customer = stranka
– a client = stranka*
– a service = storitev
– to provide = nuditi, oskrbeti, dobaviti
– to charge = računati
– to involve = vključiti
– a responsibility = odgovornost
– a complaint = pritožba
– to run = voditi
– a meeting = sestanek
– to handle = to deal with = soočati se (z)
– to deal in = trgovati s čim
– a report = poročilo
– to file = arhivirati
– paperwork = rutinsko delo s pisarniškimi papirji, poročili in podobnim
– a filing cabinet = kartotečna omara
– an appointment = sestanek, dogovor
– a co-worker = a colleague = sodelavec, kolega
– satisfaction = zadovoljstvo

* Razlika med »a customer« in »a client« je v obliki ugodonosti, ki jih prejema kot stranka. Medtem ko »a customer« kupuje izdelek ali ga naroča v restavraciji, »a client« prejema plačljivo storitev.

1.2. Phrases = Fraze

– They provide services. = Nudijo storitve.
– I’m in charge of security. = I’m responsible for security. = Odgovoren sem za varnost.
– He took charge of the business. = Posel je vzel v svoje roke.
– The job involves getting up early. = Delo vključuje zgodnje vstajanje.
– He runs a restaurant. = Vodi restavracijo.
– I have to deal with this. = I have to handle this. = Soočiti/Spoprijeti se moram s tem.
– We deal in antiquities. = Trgujemo s starinami.
– He has to file the report. = Arhivirati mora poročilo.
– She made an appointment. = Dogovorila se je za sestanek.
– I attended the meeting. = Šel sem na sestanek. (Udeležil sem se sestanka.)
– I do a lot of paperwork. = Veliko dela imam z rutinskim urejanjem paprijev.
– Job satisfaction is important to me. = Veliko mi pomeni delovno zadovoljstvo.

2. UPPER-INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED LEVEL

2.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a curriculum vitae = a CV* = življenjepis
– an interview = razgovor
– an offer = ponudba
– to offer = ponuditi
– to take on = sprejeti (službeno odgovornost)
– a shift = izmena
– shiftwork = delo v izmenah
– flexitime = prilagodljiv urnik
– full-time = polni delovni čas
– part-time = nepolni delovni čas, honoraren
– overtime = nadure
– a workaholic = deloholik
– a promotion = napredovanje
– to promote = povišati
– a superior = nadrejeni
– a subordinate = podrejeni
– redundant = odvečen
– to resign = to quit = dati odpoved**
– a strike = stavka
– to pay = plačati
– (a) payment = plačilo
– a salary = wages*** = plača
– (a) minimum wage = minimalna plača
– income = prihodek
– to earn (money) = to make (money) = zaslužiti (denar)
– a rise**** = povišica
– a (job) position = delovno mesto

* V ameriški angleščini se uporablja izraz »a résumé«.
** Izraz »to resign« je bolj formalen od »to quit«, ki se uporablja pogovorno.
*** Izraz »a salary« označuje mesečno plačo, medtem ko se izraz »wages« navezuje na redno plačevanje dela – bodisi dnevno bodisi tedensko.
**** V ameriški angleščini se za povišico uporablja izraz »a raise«.

2.2. Phrases = Fraze

– I can’t find/get work in this town. = V tem mestu ne najdem/dobim službe.
– I’m looking for work/a job. = Iščem delo/službo.
– I got a job offer. = Dobil sem ponudbo za službo.
– I took on the job. = Sprejel sem delo.
– I was made redundant. = Odpustili so me. (Postal sem odvečna delovna sila.)
– I work eight-to-four. = Delam od osmih do štirih.
– I do/work flexitime. = Imam prilagodljiv delovni urnik.
– I do shiftwork. = I work in shifts. = Delam v izmenah.
– I’m on the night shift. = I’ve got the night shift. = Delam nočno izmeno.
– I work full-time. = I have a full-time job. = Delam polni delovni čas.
– I work part-time. = I have a part-time job. = Delam nepolni delovni čas. (Imam honorarno delo.)
– She earns 1,500 euros per month. = She makes 1,500 euros per month. = Zasluži 1.500 evrov mesečno.
– She is paid per hour. = Plačana je na uro.
– I get low/high salary. = Dobivam nizko/visoko plačo.
– I got a pay rise. = Povišali so mi plačo.
– I have a job interview. = Imam razgovor za službo.
– I work/do overtime. = Delam nadure.
– You can work your way up. = Z dobrim delom lahko napreduješ na višje položaje.
– They are going on strike. = Stavkali bodo.
– It’s difficult to make ends meet.= Težko je preživeti z omejenimi sredstvi in vsakodnevnimi stroški.