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Online Shopping Moral Dilemma. Business / Technology / Law (4 Registered Users)

Beginners:

on the frontline – na czele/ na pierwszej linii

Many corporate workers believe that the employees on the frontline work hardest – Wielu pracowników dużych firm uważa, że osoby zatrudnione na pierwszej linii mają najcięższą pracę.

Intermediate:

double in size – podwoić wielkość/ ilość

The volume of Internet sales is likely to double in size in the years to come – Wartość/ wielkość sprzedaży internetowej prawdopodobnie podwoi się w najbliższych latach.

Advanced:

fiercely competitive market – ostro konkurencyjny rynek

Any company which enters the world of IT needs to confront the fiercely competitive market – Każda firma, która wchodzi w świat IT musi zmierzyć się z niezwykle konkurencyjnym rynkiem.

Text:

  • unleash – uwolnić / wypuścić
  • on the frontline – na pierwszej linii
  • double in … – tutaj jako czasownik podwoić, np. wielkość / ilość / wartość
  • fiercely competitive market – ostro konkurencyjny rynek

The rise of internet shopping has unleashed a flood of reports of low pay and bad working conditions for those on the frontline of this consumer revolution: delivery workers. With the world’s four biggest online markets – the UK, the US, China and Germany – projected to double in size  in three years to come, the delivery industry has become a fiercely competitive market.

  • pathetic pay rates – żałosne stawki płacy
  • charge for – obciążać za … / w związku z …
  • quest for – wyścig po …
  • concerned – zmartwiony / zaniepokojony
  • compose criteria – tworzyć / projektować kryteria

From fast-food couriers protesting pathetic pay rates  to delivery workers  charged for being sick, workers’ rights are seemingly often ignored in the quest for  faster, cheaper customer service. Many consumers become concerned how their  own shopping habits might affect the working conditions of delivery workers. Businesses  who use delivery services compose their own criteria for the choice which company to employ.

  • 0:26′ take advantage of … – wykorzystywać …
  • 0:27′  trusting – ufny / łatwowierny
  • 1:15′ offer a further discount – oferować kolejny rabat
  • 1:34′ fall for … – wpaść / dać się nabrać
  • 2:01′ receipt – paragon

Watch HERE a nice presentation on safe online shopping

Moduł językowy zainspirowany artykułem  ‘Online Shoping and the Plight of Delivery Workers’, opublikowanym na theguardian.com 

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How a Celebrity Star Goes Bankrupt. Business / Law (4 Registered Users)

Beginners:

  • debt – dług

Boris Becker was not able to pay back his debt– Boris Becker nie był w stance spłacić swojego długu.

Intermediate:

  • liabilities- zobowiązania finansowe

He went bankrupt because he didn’t pay his liabilities on time – Zbankrutował, ponieważ nie spłacał o czasie swoich zobowiązań.

Advanced:

forseeable future- dająca się przewidzieć przyszłość

  • Boris Becker is unlikely to recover from his financial problems in the foreseeable future – Mało prawdopodobne aby Boris Becker wyszedł z problemów finansowych w dającej sie przewidzieć przyszłości.

Full text:

  •  substantial outstanding debt – znaczący/ wysoki niespłacony dług
  • the lack of evidence – brak dowodów
  • pay back his liabilities – spłacić zobowiązania finansowe
  • in the foreseeable future- dająca się przewidzieć przyszłość 

Boris Becker, one of the greatest stars of tennis ever (three-time winner of Wimbledon) has been declared bankrupt over the substantial outstanding debt. Despite the statement made by the former tennis star’s advocates, the judge concluded that there was the lack of evidence  that Becker would be able to pay back his liabilities  in the foreseeable future. Becker hoped that he would be able to repay the debt after selling his property in Majorca on which he hopes to make 6 million pounds but the judge refused to wait.

But Becker is not the only one;)

 

 

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FOMO: Fear of Missing Out. Business / Medicine (4 Registered Users)

Beginners:

  • fear of … – strach przed …

Fear of technology is more popular among older people – Strach przed/ Obawy dotyczące technologii są bardziej popularne wśród starszych osób.

Intermediate:

  • negative impact on … – negatywny wpływ na …

Staying online all the time has negative impact on our professional and family life – Nieustanne pozostawanie online ma negatywny wpływ na nasze życie zawodowe oraz prywatne.

Advanced:

  • desire to stay up to date with … – pragnienie bycia na bieżąco z …

The desire to stay up to date with the latest development of events pushes people to stay online 24/7- Pragnienie bycia na bieżąco z rozwojem wydarzeń sprawia, że ludzie nieustannie pozostają online.

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  • the fear of missing out – lęk przed pominięciem wiadomości)
  • desire to stay up to date – pragnienie bycia na bieżąco z …
  • stare at …  – wpatrywać się w  …
  • commute – dojeżdżać do pracy
  •  browse the internet – przeglądać strony internetowe

FOMO- the fear of missing out gets a lot of attention from the doctors, psychologists and business people. The syndromme is often identified as the desire to stay up to date with the stream of information and it regards both private and professional lives. The business people staring at   their smartphones when they commute , the students scrolling up and down their Facebook walls during the breaks, middle-aged couples browsing the internet  in bed in the evening not to miss any item which might be interesting to them…. and not reading/watching anything to the end just because something new appears or might appear.

  • dangerous to … – niebezpieczny dla …
  • transform knowledge – przetwarzać wiedzę
  • unlimited access to … – nieograniczony dostęp do …
  • quotations at the Stock Exchange – notowania giełdowe
  • update – aktualizacja
  • negative impact on … – negatywny wpływ na …
  • family bonds – więzi rodzinne

The psychologists warn that some of these behaviors may be dangerous to  our mental system: the growing percentage of people use their smartphones while having sex! The human mind is programmed TO KNOW and then TRANSFORM knowledge. That is why Internet opened such a dangerous channel- the never-ending stream of unlimited access to information. Missing information on the latest quotations at the Stock Exchange  or ‘friend’s’ latest update  on Facebook develops the sense of guilt and missing something important, it has negative impact on our real friendships and family bonds.

  • constantly observed – nieustannie obserwowani
  • in turn – z kolei
  • compulsive – nałogowy

In the growing number of extreme cases people create the image of themselves on the social media which doesn’t reflect their real personalities and then they lose control on who they really are, which version of them is the real one. They believe they are constantly observed , just the way they observe others. That, in turn, leads to impulsive behavior: doing things just to show them on Facebook or Instagram rather than for the real experience. The consequence:  impulsive or even compulsive buying, traveling, social life, etc.

  • 0:29′ credit sb. for sth. – przypisywać coś komuś, np. uznać kogoś za autora
  • 0:46′ enter the market – wejść na rynek
  • 0:47′ launch the product – wprowadzić produkt

Watch HERE the film on FOMO

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Does Your Job Make You Ill? Technology / Business / Law (4Registered Users)

  • anxiety – niepokój/ stres
  • thought-provoking – dający do myślenia

NAGRANIE WYMOWY:

We all suffer occasionally from job-related anxiety and stress. But when do we fall ill due to various aspects connected with working? european-business has  published a thought-provoking list of symptoms:

Home is where the work is

When office becomes your home and you are away from it for short periods of time only, then it becomes a problem. Your body never gets the chance to relax.

You hate your job but you stay anyway

  • current position – obecne stanowisko pracy
  • over/ for an extended period of time – przez dłuższy czas

In your heart, you know that your job is not right for you. It doesn’t make you feel good, it’s not fun. You stay though,  because the thought of having no job or not being able to find one, seems even worse than your current position. The likelihood is high that doing such a job over an extended period of time will make you ill.

You feel overwhelmed over a long period of time

  • overwhelmed with … – przytłuczony/ zbyt obciążony … (czymś) 
  • sufficient resources – wystarczające środki/ zasoby

Projects that never end, many meetings, lots of pressure from managers. Anyone who has to deal with this kind of situation for an extended period of time knows that the body’s energy reserves suffer. Anyone who is overwhelmed with their work over a long duration can become physically or psychologically ill, because the body no longer has sufficient resources to keep itself healthy.

You are under-challenged for longer periods of time

  • constant search for … – nieustanne poszukiwanie … (czegoś) 
  • exhausting- wyczerpujący
  • unfulfilling – niesatysfakcjonujący
  • in the long term – w dłuższej perspektywie/ na dłuższą metę

Even the opposite can make you ill. Boredom at work can be grueling. The constant search for something to do and the long wait for the end of the day doesn’t really challenge the brain. It is also exhausting, unfulfilling and can lead to the illnesses in the long term.

You have a long commute

  • commuting – dojeżdżanie do pracy/ commute- dojeżdżać do pracy
  • burden – obciążenie
  • nuisance – utrapienie

Long distance commuting can become a serious burden for body and soul especially when workplace offers only  limited satisfaction. Even a half-hour journey can become a nuisance when motivation at work is missing.

Your job is physically demanding

  • overlook – przeoczyć
  • underestimate – nie doceniać/ overestimate- przecenić
  • overburden – przytłaczać

Jobs which are particularly physically demanding can make you ill. However, your attitude towards work also plays an important role. If you have enough fun at work, you can overlook physical stress. In general, physical effort in the workplace should not be underestimated. If you feel overburdened, you should speak to your supervisor.

The atmosphere in the team is dense

  • affect emotionally- mieć wpływ na … (najczęściej negatywny/ w takich kontekstach przede wszystkim stosujemy’affect’) 

Whether it concerns your relationship with your boss or your colleagues, if the atmosphere is tense, it  can make you feel ill. Bullying, arguments between colleagues or gossiping affect you emotionally, and can wear you down.Try to identify the source of the problem and discuss it with your boss or your colleagues.

You receive no support

  • we-feeling- nowe, fajne słowo jako synonim dla community- społeczność/ przynależność

‘That’s not my problem!’ A lack of support from colleagues or the boss can also cause you to feel uncomfortable and in the long term, can even make you ill. Anyone who asks for support but never receives it feel isolated. The classic ‘we-feeling’ is missing, just like the fun at work.

You are constantly accessible

  • strike balance – osiągnąć równowagę
  • imbalance – zaburzenie równowagi

Simply switching off is not possible? The feeling of having to be available for work around the clock can make you ill. Anyone who is practically always on call doesn’t have the opportunity to strike the necessary balance between work and their private lives. The consequences, illness, imbalance and, in the worst cases, even depression

You are often ill

  • look for excuses – szukać wymówek
  • react to … – reagować na …
  • withdraw from … – wycofywać się z …
  • pull the plug – zatrzymać się/ wyluzować, etc.
  • put health first – stawiać zdrowie na pierwszym miejscu

The clearest signal is the fact that you are often ill or look for excuses not to have to go to work. The body is already reacting to your work situation and is trying to withdraw from it. It should pull the plug and put your health first.

https://www.european-business.com/listicles/10-signs-that-your-work-is-making-you-ill/

Cover photo by: Kinga Cichewicz

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Mafia Leader Killed when Riding a Bike. Law (4 Registered Users)

Beginners:

  • bring back – przywoływać/ przypominać

The accident brings back the memories from the 1990s – Wypadek przywołuje wspomnienia z lat dziewięćdziesiątych.

Intermediate:

  • common- powszechny

The mafia crimes were common in Palermo in the 1990s – Przestępstwa popełniane przez mafię były powszechne w Palermo w latach dziewięćdziesiątych.

Advanced:

  • assassination – zamach

The President was gunned down in the the assassination which involved foreign powers – Prezydent został zastrzelony w zamachu, w który zaangażowane były obce mocarstwa.

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  • gunned down – zastrzelony
  • bring back – przywoływać / przypominać
  • common – powszechny
  • released from prison – zwolniony z więzienia
  • serve the verdict – odbyć wyrok

Mafia leader was gunned down  in Scicily while he was riding a bike. The incident brings back the terrifying moments of the local history from the 90s when the assassinations  in the streets weere quite common. The locals comment that when too many people say that mafia does not exist any more, something always happens which proves it’s not true. The killed Giuseppe Dainotti was released from prison  after serving the time  for murder.

  • pull through – dogonić / przegonić
  • annual commemoration – uroczystości upamiętniające

He was riding his bike along the streets in Palermo when to scooters pulled up with him and the riders opened fire.  The killing took place just a couple of days before the annual commemorationof all the victims of mafia in Palermo…. the city which so successfully fought over the last two decades with mafia.

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Law and Technology Companies Cooperate. Business/ Law (4 Registered Users)

Beginners:

  • risk- ryzyko

This creates massive risk – To powoduje/ wywołuje niesamowite ryzyko.

Intermediate:

  • facilitate- wspomagać/ ułatwiać

The new solution facilitates data transfer between the two products – Nowe rozwiązanie wspomaga/ umożliwia przesyłanie danych pomiędzy dwoma produktami.

Advanced:

  • recognize: tutaj i bardzo często w prawie/biznesie/technologii: uznać/ stwierdzić

Our software was designed from the beginning to integrate other technology because we recognized that no one technology is going to solve every legal issues – Nasze oprogramowanie zostało od początku zaprojektowane dla integracji innych technologii, ponieważ uznaliśmy, że żaden pojedynczy produkt nie rozwiąże wszystkich zagadnień prawnych. .

Neota Logic and HighQ

  • common sense – zdrowy rozsądek
  • optimizing the platform for future collaboration – optymalizacja dla potrzeb przyszłej współpracy
  • approach to problem solving – podejście/ stosunek do rozwiązywania problemów
  • compliance – zgodność

The partnered product, Smart Adviser, facilitates data transfer between the two products.According to  Neota Logic, the partnership between the companies was just common sense. Optimizing the platform for future collaboration can help operationalize even the most complex legal needs. “That kind of collaboration is built into our approach to problem solving and software,” Mills said. “Our software was designed from the beginning to integrate other technology because we recognized that no one technology is going to solve every legal or compliance problem. The most interesting legal  problems need a combination of tools.”

Innovative and Digital Defense

  • assist firm in evaluating risks – wspomagać firmy w ocenie zagrożeń bezpieczeństwa
  • face cybersecurity issues – zmagać się z kwestiami cyberbezpieczeństwa
  • sufficiently careful – wystarczająco/ odpowiednio staranny/ ostrożny
  • laden with … – pełny …/ najeżony …
  • implement technology – wprowadzić technologię

The partnership between the two companies will send experts from both companies to assist firms in evaluating security risks and training employees in best practices.  Law firms are facing cybersecurity issues from all fronts. Their end users do not make adequate time for security training, nor are they sufficiently careful with opening attachments that may be laden with ransomware. Professional services firms historically ‘set it and forget it’ when implementing technology. This creates massive risk.

Vaporstream and Lifars

  • frozen – tutaj unieruchomiona / wyłączona / zepsuta
  • critical – tutaj niezbędne / konieczne
  • keep messages encrypted – zachować zakodowanie wiadomości
  • enable cross-device interactions – umożliwić/ zapewnić komunikację między urządzeniami
  • unauthorized sharing or storing – nieautoryzowane udostępnianie lub przechowywanie

During cyberattacks, when standard lines of communication are frozen, cybersecurity technology groups are offering secure messaging options to help companies communicate with staff. During times of incident response, it’s critical for conversations to be continued between those repairing  the situation, and the system is able to do that by keeping messages encrypted and enabling cross-device interactions without the risk of unauthorized sharing or storing.

  • 00:17′ emerge – pojawiać się/ rozpoczynać – 
  • 00:26′ bring about change – spowodować / wywołać zmianę
  • 00:36′ have massive impact on … – mieć nieprawdopodobny wpływ na …
  • 00:55′ manage contracts online –  zarządzać kontraktami online
  • 01:29′ scalable online service – skalowalny serwis online
  • 01:56′ bring people together – łączyć ludzi
  • 02:08′ convenient, accessible, affordable – wygodny, przystępny, dostępny cenowo
  • 03:14′ unparalleled access to … – niezrównany / bezprecedensowy dostęp do …

WATCH HERE the presentation of major law / tech startups in the UK

Moduł językowy opracowany na podstawie artykułu: ‘Five Recent Legal Tech Collaborations which Led to Innovation’, opublikowanego na legaltech.com

 

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Appearance Discrimination Acts. Law/ Business (4 Registered Users)

Beginners:

  • turn up to …/ at …  – pojawić się na …/ przyjść na …

She turned up late at the job interview- Przyszła spóźniona na rozmowę kwalifikacyjną

Intermediate:

  • affect career prospects – negatywnie wpływać na perspektywy zawodowe

The way he looks and behaves negatively influences his career prospects– jego sposób zachowania i postępowania negatywnie wpływa na perspektywy zatrudnienia/ kariery.

Advanced:

  • staggering- szokujący

Staggering 75% of employees in the USA claim that they have been victims of some form of discrimination – Szokujące 75% pracownikfw w Stanach Zjednoczonych twierdzi, że byli ofiarą jakiejś formy dyskryminacji.

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  • affect career prospects – negatywnie wpływać na perspektywy zawodowe
  • turn up to the job interview – przyjść na rozmowę kwalifikacyjną
  • upsetting – przygnębiający

Martha is heavily overweight and used to what she describes as ‚fatism’ from the general public. However, she hadn’t expected her obesity to affect her career prospects. 

‘I knew the moment I turned up to my last job interview that my chances were low. When I met my two interviewers I knew I had lost immediately because of the way they looked at me. The thing that was most upsetting  was that the telephone conversation I had with one of them beforehand suggested that I had all the skills and experience necessary and the interview as just the formality’.

  • judge on the asoects of … – oceniać na podstawie
  • turn down – odrzucić
  • miss out – pomijać
  • staggering – szokujący

‚Lookism’ is the latest discrimination to hit the workplace, according to the law firm; Eversheds. Victims of the trend are judged by employers on the aspects  of their appearance ranging from weight to clothing and from hairstyle to body piercing. Some are turned down on jobs others miss out on (pomijany) promotion. The latest research has revealed the culture of appearance discrimination sweeping businesses across the world. A staggering 16% of Americans believe they have been discriminated against because of the way they look and 33% believe that those who are more physically attractive are more likely to get promoted.

  • claim – pozew
  • allege – domniemywać
  • turn to … – odwołać się do … / korzystać z …

Discrimination claims involving alleged lookism are surging into the US. In fact, there are only two states in America which have specific laws against appearance discrimination. In other states, lawyers are turning to discrimination laws relating to issues like gender, race and disability. So if someone is overweight because of the medical problem, they can claim disability discrimination.

  • fitinto firm’s image – odpowiadać / być zgodnym z wizerunkiem firmy

There are examples of ‚lookism’ issues already arising in the UK. A couple of years ago ‚Fitness First’ received widespread criticism after a leaked e-mail claimed that larger employees didn’t fit into firm’s image (odpowiadać/ być zgodnym z wizerunkiem firmy). There are no laws in the UK against appearance discrimination. Victims of lookism are, like most Americans, relying on sex, race and disability discrimination.

Źródło: guardian.co.uk

0:42′ prevalent – dominujący

1:41′ grossly overweight – ze znaczącą nadwagą

1:59′ assess for a role – oceniać z punktu widzenia stanowiska

2:27′ make assumption that …  – zakładać, że …

2:53′ as opposed to … – w przeciwieństwie do …

3:37′ unintended- niezamierzony

CLICK HERE to watch the news interview about fatism discrimination

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Is Your Face Really Yours…? Technology / Law (4 Registered Users)

Beginners:

  • tag- oznaczyć

The police tagged the suspect in the recording- Policja oznaczyła na nagraniu wizerunek podejrzanego.

Intermediate:

  • reasonable- zasadny/ rozsądny

It is reasonable to protect your image from being taken over- Rozsądnie jest chronić wizerunek przed przejęciem.

Advanced:

  • ubiquitus- wszechobecny/ powszechny

The ubiquitous  street cameras allow the police to trace the person from Heathrow airport to any location in London- Wszechobecne kamery pozwalają londyńskiej policji śledzić osobę od lotniska Heathrow do dowolnej lokalizacji w Londynie.

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  • ubiquitous – wszechobecne / powszechne
  • data collection – zbieranie danych
  • increasingly – coraz bardziej / coraz częściej

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Your face is yours. It is a defining feature of your identity. But it’s also just another datapoint waiting to be collected. At a time when cameras are ubiquitous  and individual data collection  is a part of every transaction a person can make, faces are increasingly taken by others. Data brokers already buy and sell detailed profiles that describe who you are.

  • figure out – dowiedzieć się / wnioskować / określić
  • entirely reasonable – w pełni zasadne

They track your public data  and your online behavior to figure out your age, your gender, your relationship status, your exact location, how much money you make, which supermarket you shop at, and on and on and on. It’s entirely reasonable  to wonder how companies are collecting and using images of you, too.

  1. Facebook already uses facial recognition software to tag (oznaczyć) individual people in photos.
  2. Apple’s new app, Clips, recognizes individuals in the videos you take.
  3. Snap’s famous selfie filters work by mapping detailed points on individual users’ faces.
  4. That’s similar to how software by the Chinese startup Face++ works. Its software maps dozens of points on a person’s face, then stores the data it collects. The idea is to be able to use facial recognition systems for no-key entry to office buildings and apartment complexes.  E
  5. xperts have been warning against facial-recognition systems for decades. The F.B.I.’s latest facial recognition tools give the agency the ability to scan millions of photos of ordinary Americans.
  • testimony at the hearing – zeznanie złożone podczas przesłuchania
  • fingerprints – odciski palców
  • … is merely an extension – jest wyłącznie rozszerzeniem

“Most people have no idea that this is happening,” said Alvaro Bedoya, the executive director of the Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law, in testimony at the hearing. “The latest generation of this technology will allow to scan the face of every man, woman, and child walking in front of a street  camera… Do you have the right to walk down the street without the government secretly scanning your face? Is it a good idea to give government so much power with so few limits?”

The F.B.I. insists that its use of facial recognition technology is for investigative leads only, and that a faceprint isn’t so different than  fingerprints. Facial recognition software is merely an extension of the work that law enforcement already does.

  • urgent – pilny
  • surveillance – obserwowanie
  • constant – stały / nieustający

Privacy advocates and members of Congress agree that what happens to this sort of data is a complicated and urgent question. Eventually, it may be impossible for people to avoid surveillance .

“We might get to a point where you just don’t have the option to opt out,” said Alvaro Hoyos, the chief information security officer at the password and identity management firm OneLogin. “People might not want to think about or talk about it, but we’re going toward a state of constant surveillance.”

  • 0:18′ watch closely – obserwować uważnie
  • 1:06 social order – porządek społeczny
  • 1:08 jaywalking – nieprawidłowe przechodzenie przez jezdnię
  • 1:30 donation to charity – wpłaty na cele dobroczynne
  • 1:40′ reckless driving – niebezpieczne kierowanie pojazdem
  • 1:45′ ban sb from flying – zakazać lotów

Watch HERE the presentation of the Chinese surveillance system

Moduł językowy opracowany na podstawie artykułu: ‘Who is Tracking Your Faceprint’, opublikowanego na theatlantic.com 

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Symptoms of a Toxic Workplace. Business / Technology / Law (4 Registered Users)

Not sure? Here are six sure ways of knowing if your workplace is undeniably toxic.

Your manager is a control freak

  • overbearing – nie do zniesienia/ przybijająca/ przygniatająca
  • distrust – nie ufać
  • there is no room for group discussion – nie ma miejsca na dyskusję w grupie
  • take orders – przyjmować polecenia
  • report back – zdawać relację

 

This person micromanages to the last detail. The situation is overbearing, because he or she wants control over decisions. He or she distrusts the team and doesn’t delegate; there’s no room for group discussion or input because the leadership style is autocratic. In turn, creativity or learning something new is absent under this dictatorship. The motto is: Just take your orders and report back.

People play the blame game

  • play the blame game – obwiniać się wzajemnie/ tutaj: odwaga
  • short of quitting – poza rezygnacją z pracy
  • point out – wskazywać/ wyszczególniać
  • communicate assertively – komunikować asertywnie
  • personal accountability – odpowiedzialność własna (cecha charakteru)

 

At such a company, you’ll find colleagues lacking in personal accountability and throwing blame grenades at each other. If this is your company and you’re caught in the middle of a minefield, your best option (short of quitting) for conflict management is to rise above it: point out the specific behavior in question, don’t personalize the issue (be objective), communicate assertively and state the facts, and document everything that goes on.

You can’t trust anybody

  • volatile- niestała/ niestabilna
  • form alliances- tworzyć sojusze
  • pit employees against one another- “napuszczać” pracowników na siebie nawzajem
  • tense competitive environment- “gęsta” atmosfera oparta na współzawodnictwie (negatywnie)

 

In a volatile culture of distrust where people form alliances and managers pit employees against one another, it’s not safe to disclose information or work in close collaboration. Job survival in this tense competitive environment is day to day, owing to the unpredictability of the place. Trusting your peers is risky: they may really be your enemies. Trusting your manager is just corporate suicide.

Gossip

  • disgruntled workers – rozczarowani/ zawiedzeni/ narzekający pracownicy
  • hold grudges – chwować urazę
  • keep a close eye on … – przyglądać się uważnie
  • befriend … – zaprzyjaźnić się z …
  • new hires – nowi pracownicy
  • vilify – szkalować

 

You know who they are: most likely disgruntled workers who didn’t get something their way, disagreed with a change of direction and are now holding grudges, or didn’t get that promotion they felt entitled to. They are quick to gossip. Keep a close eye on them. They spread gossip and enlist others into their negative campaign. They are also sure to befriend those innocent new hires to vilify someone or something.

Watch out for two-faced colleagues

  • kiss up to management- “podlizywać” się managementowi
  • win favors- zyskać przychylność
  • at sb’s expense- czyimś kosztem
  • preferential treatment- preferencyjne traktowanie
  • undue pay rises- nienależne podwyżki wynagrodzenia
  • special perks- dodatki do wynagrodzenia

 

Ever seen colleagues who kiss up to management to win favors, usually at your expense? You know them well: they’ll go out of their way to befriend and manipulate management in order to negotiate preferential treatment. Things like undue pay raises, training, extra time off, or special perks that nobody else knows about or gets. Keep an eye out for colleagues that spend way more face time with their managers than usual.

People are treated like numbers

  • little concern for … – niewielka troska/ dbałość o …
  • purely for … – wyłącznie ze względu na …
  • encounter – napotkać/ spotkać się z … / zmierzyć się z …
  • absenteeism- notoryczna nieobecność w pracy/ absence- wyrażenie neutralne
  • burnout- wypalenie zawodowe

 

From a senior management perspective, employees are viewed as worker bees and considered to be objects or expenses rather than assets; there is little concern for their happiness or well-being. After all, the motive for hiring them was purely for productivity and profit. There’s little evidence of leaders’ compassion and empathy in seeing employees as valued human beings. As a result, you’ll encounter high levels of stress, turnover, absenteeism, and burnout.

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Google Refuses to Present the Pay Records in Discrimination Dispute. Law / Business / Technology (4 Registered Users)

Beginners:

  • disclose – ujawnić

The company refused to disclose all information demanded by the lawyers – Prawnicy odmówili ujawnienia wszystkich informacji wymaganych przez prawników.

Intermediate:

  • a number of issues – wiele kwestii

The lawyers settled the dispute after the parties agreed on a number of issues – Prawnicy zażegnali spór po tym jak strony uzgodniły wiele kwestii.

Advanced:

  • cutting edge matter – najistotniejsza kwestia

Closing gender pay gap is one of the cutting edge matters in many modern societies – Zniwelowanie różnic płacowych jest jedną z najistotniejszych kwestii w wielu współczesnych społeczeństwach.

Full text:

  • disclose – ujawnić
  • gender discrimination – dyskryminacja ze względu na płeć
  • prevent scrutiny – zapobieć / uniemożliwić dokładną kontrolę
  • provide information – dostarczyć informację
  • appear to side with … – wydawać się być po stronie …
  • on a number of issues – w wielu kwestiach

Google refuses to disclose  salary records in a  gender discrimination case. The company wants to prevent scrutiny of how much it pays its female employees. The company claims should not have to provide information on the salaries of men and women or disclose wage policy documents until a first ruling. No decision was taken by the judge on Friday but he appeared to side with the tech giant on a number of issues.

 

  • alleged discrimination against … – domniemana dyskryminacja …
  • pay gap – różnice płacowe
  • diversity – różnorodność

The suit refers to the alleged discrimination against  a former engineer, business manager and sales employee Google publicly insists that it has no gender pay gap  and is a leader on diversity and inclusion. But the company has also repeatedly resisted efforts to open its books to the government.

  • pay disparities – różnice płacowe
  • establish a violation – stanowić złamanie / pogwałcenie tutaj: prawa
  • cutting-edge matter – najistotniejsza / najbardziej paląca kwestia

Lawyers associated with the company also claim  that even if there was a wage gap at the company, it was not necessarily illegal as pay disparity  by itself does not establish a violation . The reasons why the disparity exists have to be examined.  But on the other hand, one of the lawyers representing the employees said  that there is  a serious problem at Google of paying women less and  that this is a  cutting-edge matter  in society.

 

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