5. At work: colleagues and routines

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opposite number
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has the same position / does the same job as me
working relationship
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stosunki pracy, way of communicating and working together
day-to-day collaboration
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codzienna współpraca, working together to achieve shared goals
a counterpart
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Odpowiednikiem, more formal equivalent of opposite number
take the initiative
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podjąć inicjatywę, make decisions without being told what to do
hierarchical
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hierarchiczny, as a structure with importantand less important people
pecking order
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hierarchia, a system where some people have the right to getbenefits/promotions before others
job-share
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an agreement where two people each share thesame job
hot-desking
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a policy of sharing desks in an office, so peoplesit at whichever desk is free on a particular day
workmates
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colleagues you are friendly with (especially innon-professional occupations); informal
talk shop
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talk about work; informal
mundane
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ordinary, not interesting
meet a deadline
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dotrzymać terminów, have something finished by a fixed day or time
volunteer to do sth
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robić coś w formie wolontariatu
rewarding
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satysfakcjonujący / opłacalny
stimulating
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stymulujący / pobudzający
workload
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nawał pracy
day shift
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Zmiana dzienna
mechanical
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mechaniczny
repetitive
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o tym samym schemacie
knocking off
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finishing work; informal
night shift
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nocna zmiana
monotonous
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monotonny
satisfying
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satysfakcjonujące
challenging
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trudny, stanowiący wyzwanie
glamorous
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czarujący
irregular
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nieregularny
anti-social
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antyspołeczne
stuck behind a desk
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zatrzymany za biurkiem
mind-numbing, extremely boring
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oszałamiające umysły, wyjątkowo nudne
tight schedules
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napięte harmonogramy
stuck in a rut (stuck in a job that one's can't escape
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w rutynę (zatrzymany w pracy, że jeden nie może uciec
dead-end job
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praca bez perspektyw
technician
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technik
retrain
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przekwalifikować, to learn new skills so you can do a different job
go in with
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form a business partnership with
freelance
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freelancer
self-employed, be self-employed
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na własny rachunek, na własny rachunek

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