JOB SATISFACTION

Have you ever asked yourself what you are working for? If you have ever had the time to ___ (1) this taboo question, or put it to others in moments of weakness or confidentiality, you ___ (2) well have heard some or all of the ___ (3). It’s the money of course, some say with а smile, as if explaining something to а small child. Or it’s the satisfaction of ___ (4) well done, the sense of achievement behind the clinching of an important ___ (5). I worked as а bus conductor once, and I can’t say I ___ (6) the same as I staggered along the swaying gangway trying to ___ (7) out tickets without falling over into someone’s lap. It’s the company of other people perhaps, but if that is the ___ (8), what about farmers? Is it the conversation in the farmyard that keeps them captivated by the job? Work is power and а sense of status say those ___ (9) have either attained these elusive goals, or feel aggrieved that nobody has yet recognised their leadership ___ (10). Or we can blame it all on someone else, the family or the taxman. I suspect, and I say this under my ___ (11), that most of us work hoping for something to ___ (12) up. We’ll win the pools, and tell the boss what we really think. We’ll scrape together the ___ (13) and open that little shop we always dreamed of, or go ___ (14) the world, or spend more time in the garden. One day we’ll get that ___ (15) we deserve, but until then at least we have something to do. And we are so busy doing it that we won’t have time to wonder why.

1. Apropose	B mediate	Cconsider	D launch
2.Amight	Bcan	Cwill	Dshould
3. Abelow	Brest	C following	Dlatter
4. A a work	B a job	C a task	Dan effort
5. Adeal	Bposition	Cjob	D engagement
6. Aenjoyed	Bwished	Choped	Dfelt
7. Amake	Bturn	C issue	Dgive
8. Aone	Bcase	Cquestion	Dformer
9. Apeople	Bmust	Cwho	D to
10. Aqualities	Bstatus	Cproperty	Drequirements
11. Aoath	Bsuspicion	Cbreath	Dpressure
12. Amove	Bturn	Cease	Dend
13. Aresources	Bopportunities	Crest	Dmoney
14. Around	Bover	Cinto	D to
15. Aambition	Bstation	C vocation	Dpromotion

2. Fill in the gaps with the most suitable vocabulary item from the box:

a) job performance b) job content c) job family / job cluster

d) downshift e) job burnout f) demoted

g) job applicants h) job-splitting i) intrinsic rewards

j) a job shop k) job-hop l) a fast promotion track

m) on piecework n) credentials o) (a) pink slip

1. There are many resource centres where _________ can access valuable information and services.

2. It is as natural as it can be: better pay for teachers improves _________ and reduces turnover.

3. Corporate restructuring and mergers are forcing men and women to _________ from employer to employer throughout their working lives.

4. Any job should bring some _________ in addition to being well-paid in order to get external specialists involved in the work.

5. Having a grueling workload when you really have to keep your nose to the grindstone to perform all the duties you are charged with can lead to __________ - a dangerous situation when you are absolutely exhausted and susceptible to apathy and lassitude.

6. The medical _________ is characterized by a large variety of occupations and the accompanying work tasks and knowledge and skill requirements.

7. He has a rich experience in this sphere. And he is known to be a highly-qualified specialist with a number of diplomas and certificates. In other words, he has all the _________ for the job.

8. The incident that befell her right at the beginning of her career put an end to all her dreams about ___________.

9. After he had committed that error he was _________ from the position of Managing Director to a clerk.

10. Because of the great economic recession a number of people have got _________ recently.

11. All my employees are ___________, which means they are paid according to the amount of work that they do and not the length of time that they work.

12. An advantage of ____________ is that a job can be shared unevenly separating the skilled elements from the less or unskilled elements. A junior employee can thus be recruited into the less skilled part.

13. Increasing numbers of professionals in corner offices want to __________ from full-time work thus changing a financially rewarding but stressful career for a less pressured and less highly paid but more fulfilling one.

14. The bureau acts as __________ for volunteer vacancies and offers a wide range of opportunities in all areas of communityservice.

15. Normally _________ includes not only the tasks that constitute the job, but also such general areas as problem-solving, assessing the quality of your own work and learning new things.

3. Choose A, B or C to fill each gap.

· The government have been discussing new regulations, (1) ……, aimed at making it easier for working parents with young disabled children (2) …… .

1. A due to come into force next April

B they will implement them next April

C although not before next April

2. A so that their working hours are flexible

B to have more flexible working arrangements

C because they need more flexible working hours

· Win or lose, many applicants face significant legal bills. (3) …… on a no-win, no-fee basis can see their awards reduced by up to half (4) …… take their cut of any award or settlement.

3. A If they win their cases

B Even if they lose their cases

C Even those who win their cases

4. A because their solicitor

B although solicitors and other advisors

C as solicitors and other professional advisors

· (5) …… dedicating weeks of painstaking care into setting up a company, seeking professional advice and creating a coherent business plan, but the real crunch factor (6) ……

5. A It’s all very well

B You may as well

C It’s not enough just

6. A is why keeping records is important

B is how well you keep your records

C is not only keeping your records

· SupraComm has slashed its investment plans (7) …… . It now expects to spend €8bn by 2020 (8) …… . The reduction has been caused by its decision to delay the roll-out of the so-called third generation mobile phone services.

7. A for the next decade

B by a 16.5% increase

C on a no-sale-no-investment basis

8. A rather than the €6bn originally planned

B and not sooner than 2015

Crather than the €11bn originally suggested

4. For questions 1-15, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).

0. I do not intend to stay in my present job very much longer.

NO

I have no intention of staying in my present job very much longer.

1. We are sure that the government’s new policy will successfully reduce unemployment.

BOUND

We think that the government’s new policy …………………………………… in reducing unemployment.

2. Some people tend to do better in a pressurised working environment.

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