The world of work

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bonus
They get ...... in December if the company has had a good year.
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premia
off sick
Ms Weber isn't in the office today, she's ........
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z powodu choroby
on maternity/ paternity leave
My english teacher is on ........ at the moment, he'll be back in a couple of week.
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na urlopie macierzyńskim/ojcowskim
on strike
They went ....... because of unfair pay.
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strajk
retire
My grandparents ... last year.
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przejść na emeryturę
resign
He ... from his job last month as it was too stressful.
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rezygnować
salary
My ... isn't very good, But thankfully my rent is cheap.
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pensja
tip
Do you always leave a ... in resteurants after a meal?
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napiwek
Unemployed
He's been ... for months and can't find another job.
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Bezrobotny
wage
My ... aren't very high as I only work part.
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płaca / zarobki
burn out
become unable to work through working too hard
Jake burnt out after a few years in show business.
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wypalić się
copy in
send a copy of an email to sb
When you reply to Amy's email could you copy me in?
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skopiuj w
fill in for
do sb's job while they are away
Noah's off sick, so could you please fill in for him?
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wypełnić dla
get ahead
be more successful than other people
If you want to get ahead, you, need to work hard.
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robić postępy
key in
put information into a computer using a keyboard
I keyed in my security number and The door opened
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wpisać (za pomocą klawiatury)
lay off
end sb's employment because there isn't enough work for them to do
The company laid off over, 1,200 people when it got into difficulties.
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zwalniać pracowników
take on
start to employ sb
We'll take you on for a month and see how things go.
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zatrudnić kogoś
work (your way) up
gradually get to a higher position in an organisation
Martine worked her way up from shop assistant to director of the whole company.
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wypracować sobie pozycje
get a placement
While he was still studying, he got a placement in a law firm.
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znalezienie pracy
get fired
Did you hear that Freddy got fired from his job last week?
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zostać zwolnionym
get lost
Sorry I'm late- I got lost on the way here
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zgubić się
get ready
The actors got ready and waited for the curtain to go up.
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przygotować się
get the impression
I always get the impression that Layla finds me a bit boring.
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odnosić wrażenie
get the sack
I can't belive I got the sack just for being late.
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zostać wylanym z pracy
get upset
Lucas got upset when I told him his exam results.
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zezłościć się
go abroad
Next time you go abroad, send me a postcard.
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wyjechać za granicę
go bankrupt
Anushka went bankrupt when her business failed.
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zbankrutować
go crazy
Charlie's going to go crazy when he finds out what you've done!
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zwariować
go missing
Some money has gone missing out of my bag.
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zaginął
go quiet
The audience went quiet as the show started.
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zamilknąć

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