Idioms 1
When a boss is constantly checking your work, he or she is....
What is - Breathing Down your neck ?
Extremely competitive
Cut-throat
What is: A nervous breakdown ?
All men are pigs, Americans are unhealthy,
Women don't make good CEO's, for example
What is: A stereotype
The available workers
What is: talent pool?
To be 'buried under' a pile of work
What is: snowed under ?
easy, without any major problems
smooth sailing
What is: Effort-reward imbalance ?
Unfair treatment of a person because of their race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.
What is: discrimination?
Employees with potential, that have not been trained
What is: raw talent?
If your job requires making decisions in the moment without prior planning, you need to be good at this skill:
What is: Thinking on your feet ?
In summary
In a nutshell
A situation where you "don't have a life" outside of work
What is: Home-work imbalance ?
A rule that requires schools to accept a certain percentage of a race (e.g. African or Native American) that is considered disadvantaged
What is: Affirmative action ?
Formal evaluation of employees
What is: performance assessment?
To put all your energy into one thing, without any back-up plan.
What is: to put all of your eggs in one basket ?
Refers to something that happened in the past that is no longer important or worth arguing about
What is: Water under the bridge
A situation where employees are not sure what they are supposed to do at their jobs (because of poor management)
What is: Role ambiguity ?
An invisible barrier that prevents someone from advancing to the highest levels in their career
What is: a glass ceiling?
The willingness to go wherever you are needed in a company
What is: mobility
An idiom meaning to impress someone
What is: to score points with someone ?
Extremely talented compared to others
What is: head and shoulders above the rest
A competitive environment where employees try to gain an advantage over one another, advance their position, etc.
What is: office politics ?
What is: Inclusion (inclusive)?
A plan for who will be the next CEO, manager, or staff member, when the current member is unable to perform his/her duties
What is: succession