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J Career Words 1
Words for the Workplace
Term | Definition |
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benefits | things that the employer pays for to help the employees, ex. health insurance, sick days, paid vacation days, etc. |
career path | the plan for moving up in the company, for earning more responsibility and pay |
competition | when two or more people who want the same thing fight to get it |
contract | an agreement between two people that says what each person will do |
discrimination | treating someone unfairly because of his/her race, sex, religion, or age |
entrepreneur | someone who starts and runs his/her own business |
executive | someone in a company who has a lot of power over other employees and a lot of responsibilities |
human resources | the part (department) of a company that manages benefits and hires employees |
income | all the money that you get, usually by working |
internship | a way of learning how to do a job: you work at the company for little or no pay, and the company teaches you |
job review | your employer or boss tells you if you are doing a good job or not; an evaluation |
journeyman | someone who has a skill that must be learned, ex. a carpenter, an electrician, a plumber, etc. |
mentor | a person who is very good at his/her job and helps someone who is new to the same kind of job |
minimum wage | the lowest wage a company can legally pay its employees |
pension | what the company pays you when you have retired, i.e. are too old to work |
wage | how much you are paid |