Last Week Vocab 1
a job or that you feel is your natural career path
acgilln
a calling
to accept a job or responsibility (2 words)
aeknott
to take on
Every year, about 2 million new workers enter the workforce.
the workers in a company, industry or country
Our company has partnered with a tech startup to create their new app.
to join with another person or company to complete a project
It takes a diverse skill set to run a household.
to do all the things needed to maintain a family home (eg. cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc.)
a person that is looking for work (2 words)
beeejkors
a job seeker
being hired by companies to do certain tasks but not being an employee of any company
aceeeflnr
freelance
In this country, workers are allowed 4 weeks for paternity leave and 3 months for maternity leave.
time off from work for taking care of a new baby
In our family, everyone helps out with household duties.
the tasks that must be done to maintain a family home (eg. cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc.)
Gender norms in most places used to be that men would go to work and women would take care of the home. But, this is slowly changing.
standard ideas and expectations about how men and women should act
to make a huge effort; work extremely hard at something (2 words)
abdeloostw
to sweat blood
to have a harmful effect or cause damage (4 words)
aaekllnoott
to take a toll on
Part of her newfound sense of fashion includes developing a clear sense of what flatters her most.
started recently
Today's economic problems pale in comparison with those of the 1930s.
to appear much less important when compared to
There is great disparity between the amount of work that I do and what I get paid for it.
a lack of equality; a big difference, especially an unfair one
to try to control every little action that other people take
aacegimmnor
to micromanage
to do many things at one time
aiklmsttu
to multitask
The group has made strides to expand internationally.
to make a large amount of progress
Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment.
the main force of something unpleasant
The prevailing view is that he has done a good job in difficult circumstances.
current and commonly accepted
to hope to achieve; to hope to be successful
aeiprs
to aspire
to give jobs or tasks to other people to complete for you
adeeeglt
to delegate
In an unprecedented action, the army didn't attack when they saw their enemy.
never having happened or existed before
The police carried out covert surveillance of the building for several months.
hidden; secret
There was ample time to get to the airport.
more than enough