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WORKPLACE

 

accumulate              accumulate vacation time

addresses                addresses of several businesses

adequate                  did an adequate job

advertising               our advertising budget

agenda                      the agenda for the meeting

appearance              a professional appearance

asked                         asked where he worked

assistant                   the assistant to the director

attended                   attended a training seminar

basic                          the basic features

behind                       He is behind the desk.

billed                          installed it and billed them

boss'                          my boss' office

box                             Carry the heavy box.

boxes                        stack the boxes

break                         a coffee break

business                   Their business is in Canada.

busy                           been busy

caller                          the caller on line #2

cardboard                cardboard boxes    

carton                        Flatten the carton.

CEO                           the CEO of a small company

COD                           sent the package COD

colleague                  admire my colleague

colleague's              her colleague's suggestions

companies               the companies' employees

company                  Who's the head of the company?

conflicts                    conflicts on those projects

conscientious         a conscientious secretary

consummate, v.      Let's consummate the deal.

contract, n.               sign a contract

coordinated             coordinated and directed a project

copyright                  trademark or copyright?

DBA                           applied for a DBA

deadline                    advertising deadline

deal isn't                   Their deal isn't done.

defect, n.                   a manufacturing defect

delete                         Delete that word.

demo                         the new product demo

department              It went well in my department.

development           urban development

director                     the assistant to the director

division                     confusion in that division

eight                           at work by 8 a.m.

eligible                       eligible for benefits OR is eligible for that position

employee                  hired a new employee

enormous                 an enormous responsibility

equipment                Service the equipment.

excellent                   Salaries are excellent.

executive                  executive salaries

experience               gained experience

expertise                   my area of expertise

extinguisher            the fire extinguisher

filed                            pulled charts, filed records

follow up, v. phr.     Follow up by fax.

follow-up, adj.          a follow-up phone call

GM                              some GM employees

goals                          met our sales goals

he's (has)                  He's applied for a job.

head                           Who's the head of the company?

headquarters           a timetable from headquarters

heard                         heard they offered it to you

hire                             hire or fire

hired                          considered him before we hired her

hours at                    hours at my desk

HQ                              got a request from HQ

inc                              ABC Company, Inc.

increase, n.              a salary increase

industrial                  ordered industrial material

industry                    the publishing industry

innovative                an innovative approach

interviewed              was interviewed then employed

inventory                  counted inventory

item                            That item is on order.

job description        Obtain the new job description.

jobs                            take cabs to their jobs

K                                 earns 60K a year

labor                          the labor union

lacks                          lacks experience

lax                               was lax on the job

like                              like my new job

management           company management

manager                   the division manager

manufacture            manufacture hardware

meeting                     scheduled a meeting

meetings                   some things for meetings

memo                        glanced at the memo

mobility                     upward mobility

monotonous            a monotonous task         

morale                       the morale in our office

my own                     my own office

off all                          Are you off all day?

oppose                      oppose the merger

order                          may ship the order

our                              in our office OR in our house

per our                      per our director

performance            my performance review

personnel                 the personnel department

pharmaceutical       a pharmaceutical firm

position                     a promotion to a higher position

professional            a professional conference

project, v.                  project next year's sales

projects                     conflicts on those projects

promoted                  wanted to be promoted

promotion                a promotion to higher position

proposal                   submitted a proposal

proprietary               proprietary secrets OR The subsidiary has proprietary rights.

R & D                         works in R & D

receive                      receive a bonus

responsible              responsible for technical support

resume                      Update your resume.

retroactive                a retroactive raise

salaries                     higher salaries

salaries                     Salaries are excellent.

salesman                  The salesman called the warehouse.

sell                              sell software

seniority                    according to seniority

serviced                    produced and serviced by

ship                            may ship the order

ship by                      hope to ship by Friday

site                             at the company site

slowdown, n.           a slowdown at work

stock                          Stock the shelves.

suite                           a suite of offices

supervisor                met with my supervisor

taking                        taking time off

technical                   responsible for technical support

temp                           an office temp

tomorrow                  will do it tomorrow

top-notch                  a top-notch development team

transfer                     transfer to another division

weekday                   a weekday at the factory

won't your                Won't your manager know?

work                           at work

worked                      asked where he worked

workers are              Our workers are prompt.

workplace                workplace training

you're retiring          You're retiring next month?