Unit 2

Palabra

Definición

Ejemplo

achievement

something important that you succeed in doing by your own efforts

There are a number of impressive achievements on her CV

appreciate something

to understand how good or useful someone or something is

Companies appreciate it when interns show interest in improving

attendance reward

a bonus paid to employees who come to work regularly and do not miss work because of illness or other reasons

Ten members of staff are receiving an attendance reward this year

autonomy

freedom that a place or an organization has to govern or control itself

I value the autonomy my sales job gives me

be acknowledged

if people acknowledge something, they recognize how good or important it is

It's nice to be acknowledged for doing a good job

benefit

if you benefit from something, or it benefits you, it gives you an advantage, improves your life, or helps you in some way

An internship will benefit you in the long-run

bump into

to meet someone who you know, when you were not expecting to

I bumped into an old client in reception at lunchtime

by the way

used when saying something that is not related to the main subject you were talking about before

By the way, I saw Martina at the conference

catch you later

used to say goodbye

Sorry but I need to go. Catch you later

coincidence

when two things happen at the same time, in the same place, or to the same people in a way that seems surprising or unusua

What a coincidence! What are you doing here?

commission

an extra amount of money that is paid to a person or organization according to the value of the goods they have sold or the services they have provided

I get 15% commission on everything I sell

company car

a vehicle provided by the company for an employee

With all the travel involved, I'm provided with a company car

compensation plan

a complete package that details your employees' wages, salaries, benefits, and terms of payment

The salary's a little low but the compensation plan is good

conference call

a telephone call in which several people in different places can all talk to each other

I missed lunch because of a conference call

continue

to start again, or start doing something again, after an interruption

Can we continue talking later?

conversation

an informal talk in which people exchange news, feelings, and thoughts

Could we finish our conversation afterwards?

enthusiasm

a strong feeling of interest and enjoyment about something and an eagerness to be involved in it

Try to show a bit more enthusiasm at work

feel valued

positive response arising from confirmation of an individual's possession of qualities on which worth or desirability depends

I feel valued as an important member of the team

fulfilment

the feeling of being happy and satisfied with your life because you are doing interesting, useful, or important things

I get a lot of fulfilment from meeting new people, and from the travel

have a chance

to have the possibility that something will happen, especially something you want

I saw you but I didn't have a chance to speak to you

incentive

something that encourages you to work harder, start a new activity etc

It's unusual to receive any cash incentive on an internship

lovely

beautiful or attractive

How lovely to see you here

non-contributory pension plan

a pension plan into which only the employer makes payments, not the employee

The job offer includes a non-contributory pension plan

on-time bonus

regular bonuses paid to employees

There are incentives like on-time bonuses

performance

how well or badly a person, company etc does a particular job or activity

They can help you improve your performance in certain skills

personal development

improvements in your character and skills

What opportunities for personal development are there?

positive feedback

good advice about how successful or useful something is

I'm hoping for positive feedback this time

praise

words that you say or write in order to praise someone or something

Let's hope the reference will be full of praise for you!

private medical insurance

insurance taken out in case you need to have medicaltreatment as a private patient

We already have private medical insurance

profit-sharing scheme

refers to various incentive plans introduced by businesses that provide direct or indirect payments to employees that depend on company's profitability in addition to employees' regular salary and bon

The company offers a profit-sharing scheme as one of its benefits

promise

to tell someone that you will definitely do or provide something or that something will happen

Sorry, but I promised to meet someone

recognition

the act of realizing and accepting that something is true or important

It's nice to get some recognition for all the hard work

reward

something that you get because you have done something good or helpful or have worked hard

The majority of internships do not come with a cash reward

run out

if something is running out, there will soon be none left

My parking ticket runs out in five minutes

satisfaction

a feeling of happiness or pleasure because you have achieved something or got what you wanted

Positive feedback and praise do a lot for job satisfaction

self-motivation

ability to do what needs to be done, without influence from other people or situations

Doing an internship shows you have plenty of self-motivation

sense of achievement

a proud feeling of having done something difficult and worthwhile

Receiving thanks certainly gives me a sense of achievement

show somebody's appreciation

to show a feeling of being grateful for something someone has done

It's good for morale when management show their appreciation

sound interesting

is used to express interest in something

Really? That sounds interesting and I'd like to hear more about it

staff discount

the discount given in the original price of the goods or services by the company to their employees

Do you offer a staff discount?