10. Job

• boss = chef, patron
• leader = chef de groupe ou meneur
• manager (n) [c] = directeur, chef
• Line manager = chef de file (organize, coordinate)
• head manager (n) [c] = directeur
• assistant manager (n) [c] =sous-directeur
  ! chief = chef de tribu
  ! chef = chef de cuisine dans un restaurant
• The person in charge of..= le, la responsable
      To reorient oneself professionally =se réorienter professionnellement, changer d'orientation professionnelle
• to change jobs = changer de travail , to change one's career = changer de carrière
• to do an apprenticeship as a library assistant = faire un apprentissage d'assistant(e)-bibliothécaire
• you most likely have to attend, follow, do a training programme and get further education
• to be hired to work at the architecture library = être engagé à la bibliothèque d'architecture
• You all work for the EPFL in Ecublens but you work in different libraries
• to be laid off = être licencié
• to be dismissed = être licencié (pour faute)
• to be fired = être viré, renvoyé
   
• My boss has to sign an agreement (present positive) =mon patron doit signer un accord
  • My boss had to sign an agreement (past positive)
  • My boss doesn't have to sign an agreement (present negative)
  • My boss didn't have to sign an agreement (past negative)
    has to is a modal verb: it functions like a regular verb in the past
• To attend conferences or workshops
• What field of research are you in? What is your research focus?
• To do research = faire de la recherche
• to do a course / to take a course
• To make progress
• to make a mistake
• To make an appointment
• to make a decision = prendre une décision; a decision-maker = un décideur; to give a decision on a case= prendre une décision, sur un cas, statuer; he is good at decision-making= il sait prendre des décisons  
• I meet with my line manager by appointment only / he has an "open-door"policy
• I am not encouraged to take initiative 
• everyone has their own separate work space/ The work environment is communal / There are four of us working in the same office
• The boss makes all the decisions / decisions are made collectively through consultation
• I am told what to do / I am involved in project-planning
• My colleagues don't socialize much after work / my colleagues regulary meet for social events / we socialize during lunch, not after work
• The routine
• I work on one task at a time / I have to "multi-task" - do more than one thing at the same time
• There aren't many opportunities for promotion / there is a good career structure with promotion opportunities
• I can work flexible hours and take time off when I want
• to work all day
   
• They are four of us working in the same office
• to be (or to feel) comfortable in silence
• We are responsible (or concerned with) for the comfort of the users 

• A rise in salary - a salary increase / a decrease in salary
• How much do you make (or better: how much money do you earn)  - I'd rather not to say
• A seniority system / my salary is linked to performance, it will depend on my performance, my productivity
• To reach (or attain) objectives (or goals)
• To set objectives
• Union, syndicate = le syndicat 
• Unionized = syndiqué
• Non unionized workers = ouvriés non syndiqués
• to unionize = syndiquer
• Trade union = syndicat ouvrier
• Employers' syndicate or federation of employers = syndicat patronal
• Embedded in the memory / mind = gravé dans la mémoire, l'esprit
   

University

• The faculty : teaching and researching staff
• The staff : administrative and technical staff

The masculine form is used to designate persons of either gender

Positions for specialised scientific and technical staff