BEN1 / Voc. 1-11
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unemplyment benefit
money paid by the government to people who do not have a job
autonomy
the right to organize your work and time in the way you want
boundary
a real or imagines line that marks the edge or limit of something
breakdown
an illness in which someone is suffering so much pressure and stress that they can no longer continue to work
burn-out
illness or tiredness that is caused by working too hard
commuting
travelling to the place you work
de-stress
to feel more relaxes and less worried
downshift
to make your life more balances, for example by working fewer hours or having a more simple lifestyle
effort-reward imbalance
when you do not get enough money or praise for something you have done
heavy workload
a large amount of work that you have to do
home-work balance
the balance between the time you spend doing your job and the time you spend with your family
home-work imbalance
when you spent too much time doing work, and not enough time doing things with your family or doing your hobbies
homeworker
someone woh does their job form home
independence
the ability to make your own decisions and not be controlled by other people
isolated
feeling alone and unhappy with no one to support you
management supperot
help that managers give to employees
nervous breakdown
a periode of mental illness, usually without a physical cause, which results in anxiety, difficulty in sleeping an thinking clearly, a loss of confidence and hope, and a feeling of great sadness
office politics
difficult relationships between people in an office because they all want to get more power
overlap
If two or more activiteis, subjects or periods of time overlap, they have some parts that are the same.
overworked
having too much work to do
play politics
if people in an organziation play politics, they try to get power and advantages for themselves without caring about whether they upset other people or argue with them
quality of life
the level of enjoyment, comfort and health in someone's life
rebalance
to get a better balance between the time you spend doing your job and the time you spend with your family
role ambiguity
when prople are not sure about wht their job is and what they should be doing
stress counslloer
someone who is trained to give people advice about how to avoid and cope with stress particularly at work
stress factor
something that causes stress
stress industry
used by critics who say that stress problems are overestimated
stress management
ways of dealing with strass
stress symptom
a sign that someone is under stress
stress-related illness
illnes that is caused by extreme worry
stressed out
feeling extremly worried or nervous
under (a lot of ) pressur
feeling worried an unable to relax, caused for example by work or by financial problems
work-life balance
the balance between the time you spend doing your job and the time you spend doing things you enjoy
workaholic
someone who spend too much time working
30-degree analysis
a process in which managers assess employees an empoyees assess managers
business model
the way that a business works and makes money
candidate
someone who could possibly do something
capabilities
skills
coaching
training in which a senior person trains an employee
commitment
belief in something an wanting it to succeed
