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3.- Words you need: The career ladder.

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The term "career ladder" is a metaphor used to talk about job promotion. In business and human resources management, the ladder typically describes the progression from entry level positions to higher levels of pay, skill, responsibility, or authority. Because the ladder does not provide for lateral movement, it is assumed to be a singular track with the greatest benefits at the top.

Text adapted from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career_ladder

Career ladder
English Spanish
Career path. Trayectoria profesional.
Work your way up the career ladder. Ir ascendiendo.
Get a promotion. Obtener un ascenso.
Resign. Dimitir.
Hand in your notice. Presentar la renuncia.
Job insecurity. Inseguridad laboral.
Performance review. Evaluación del rendimiento.

Losing your job
English Spanish
If you do something wrong, you can be… Si haces algo mal, puedes ser…
Fired. Despedido o despedida.
Sacked.
Terminated.
Dismissed.
If you haven’t done anything wrong, you can be… Si no has hecho nada mal, puedes ser…
Laid off.

Despedido o despedida.

Made redundant.
Offered early retirement. Se te ofrece una prejubiliación.
Employees who are made redundant can get outplacement advice. A los empleados y empleados a los que se ha despedido, se les ofrece ayuda para conseguir recolocarse.

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Complete the sentences with words from the charts above.

  1. We used to have regular performance with one of the managers.
  2. A few months ago they started laying staff .
  3. I was made last year.
  4. My friend Tom has recently been promoted. He knows how to his way up the career ladder.
  5. My boss offered to help me to find another job, but I refused to accept his advice.
  6. Larry handed in his last July. He said he needed to rethink his career path.

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State and local governments in the States are trying to cut spending. Pay and benefits for public workers have been a subject of intense debate. If you want to find out more about this issue, visit the following website, listen to the recording and complete the text.

Future payments for retirees are big issue now for US States.