Ten in Ten 3
10 patterns related to work life
Corporate life
Company life
I get off work at __ PM
What time do you start work?
What time do you get off work?
What time do you start working?
What time does your work day start?
2. How do you get along with your _____ ?
How do you get along with your boss?
How do you get along with your coworkers?
How do you get along with your supervisor?
It’s a healthy work environment.
I don’t get along with ~
Friends from work
Work friends
Not: friends from my company
3. ____ has seniority.
She has seniority.
She has seniority over me.
Do not use the word “juniority” in this situation.
She started to years before me, so she has seniority.
~ has seniority
Don’t use “junior” and “senior.”
She has seniority over me.
I have seniority over her.
He’s allowed to choose his vacation days first because he has seniority.
4. His performance has been ~
His performance has been less than satisfactory.
He’s shown decent work performance.
He’s exhibited strong work performance from day one.
Her work performance has been outstanding/beyond expectations.
5. I’m looking forward to a ~
I’m looking forward to a raise early next year.
I’m looking forward to a promotion this fall.
I’m really looking forward to my Christmas bonus.
I’m looking forward to the staff party.
I’m looking forward to my vacation.
I’m really not looking forward to ~
I’m really not looking forward to the staff party tonight.
6. What is ~ like?
What are the hours like?
What’s the pay like?
So what’s the workload like?
What’s the work environment like?
7. How’s ~ treating you?
How’s the new job treating you?
It’s better than I expected.
How’s corporate life treating you?
How’s ~ life treating you?
How’s work life treating you?
How’s life as an executive treating you?
How’s corporate life treating you?
Does corporate life agree with you?
8. I’m in ~
What do you do?
What line of work are you in?
I’m in _____
I’m in medicine.
He’s in finance.
He works in entertainment.
What line of work are you in?
I’ve always dreamed of getting a job in entertainment.
9. I’ve been really stressed out about~
I’ve been really stressed out about this deal.
I’ve been really stressed out about this presentation.
I’m under a lot of stress because ~
10. It was always my dream to be a ~
My goal is to be a ~ someday.
What’s your dream job?
How would you describe your dream job?
I called in sick.
Pull one’s weight
Live up to someone’s expectations.
I’ve got a lot on my plate right now.
Put something on the back burner.
The boss OK’d it.
He still hasn’t greenlighted the project.
I’m taking a leave of absence from work.
