Unit 1-11


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the activities involved in managing a business

admin (noun)

to work in an office and sit at a desk looking at a computer all day

be chained to a desk (phrase)

to have so much work you have problems dealing with it all

be snowed under (with something) (phrase)

official rules and processes that make it difficult for someone to do something

bureaucracy (noun)

talking to customers

client contact (noun)

to suggest or think of a plan or idea

come up with (phrasal verb)

to travel to the place you work

commute (verb)

the ability to think of new and clever ideas or ways of doing something 

creativity (noun)

the fact that something can change or be changed according to the situation

flexibility (noun)

to have a good relationship with someone

get on well with (phrasal verb)

involved in something, and doing the work yourself instead of telling other people to do it

hands-on (adjective)

to like someone as soon as you meet them

hit it off with (phrasal verb)

how much you enjoy your job

job satisfaction (noun)

if you have to work for a long time every day

long hours (plural noun)

to have a great amount of variety in your work

no two days are the same (phrase)

the quality of being different from others, and therefore special and interesting

originality (noun)

the part of a job that involves writing letters and reports, and keeping records

paperwork (noun)

an advantage that you get as part of your job

perk (noun)

to carry out or do an action you have already planned

put ideas into practice (phrase)

a good relationship in which people like and understand each other

rapport (noun)

official rules and processes that make it difficult for someone to do something

red tape (noun)

making you feel satisfied

rewarding (adjective)

feeling proud of a success you have had

sense of achievement (noun)

to have someone stay close to you and watch everything you do

someone breathe down your neck (phrase)

making you feel interested

stimulating (adjective)

making you feel very worried or nervous

stressful (adjective)

work that you do with a group of people

teamwork (noun)

to work from home using a computer and phone

telecommute (verb)

time when you do not have to work

time off (noun)

time when you do not have to go to work

vacation time (noun)

to work in your house rather than in an office

work from home (phrase)

to work without the help of or with other people

work on your own (phrase)

demanding that people totally obey and refusing to allow them the freedom to act as they wish

authoritarian (adjective)

when you discuss something to get information or advice

consultation (noun)

the process of making a decision

decision-making process (noun)

a plan of how to deal with employees who have done something wrong

disciplinary procedure (noun)

the act of making people obey rules of how to behave and punishing them if they do not

discipline (noun)

someone who is paid to work for somebody else

employee (noun)

confidence and a feeling that you have the authority and freedom to do something

empowerment (noun)

to force someone to accept a rule, decision, etc.

impose (verb)

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