Find that job: Lesson 67. Bosses put work ahead of holidays
According to the survey of 700 top managers carried out by the Chartered Managemnet Institute, most bosses in the United Kingdom do not take all their annual holiday entitlement. Why not? Are they too conscientious, too ambitious - or maybe they can't afford it?
The survey says that two out of three bosses in the UK will not use all their annual leave entitlement this year. Do they like work too much? It doesn't seem so. Only 6% of those who fail to take time off say it is because they enjoy the job. So what about the rest who put work ahead of holidays? The rest seem to blame heavy workload and say they simply can't leave the job unfinished. Hmm maybe they want a hefty bonus or have too much time off anyway? Senior executives usually have six weeks leave a year, more than the average employee. Anyway, apparently industry is reaping a L4 billion bonus from having them at their desks when they should be on the beach.
But when they do get away they do it in style! They opt for expensive long-haul holidays, mainly in the Caribbean, Australia and Canada. They fly first class, stay in first class hotels and are not prepared to alter their travel plans and shrink their carbon footprint. So while you relax on the beach and soak up the sun, should you spare a thought for your poor boss, on a six figure salary and six weeks holiday leave, toiling behind his desk? Maybe not
a Słownik:
boss - szef, zwierzchnik
to put work ahead of holidays - stawiać pracę na pierwszym miejscu, przed urlopem
survey - sondaż
annual holiday entitlement - roczny urlop, jaki przysługuje pracownikowi
conscientious - sumienny
hardworking - ciężko pracujący
to afford - mieć środki na coś, móc sobie na coś pozwolić
to take time off - brać wolne; tu: wybierać urlop
job - praca
heavy workload - dużo obowiązków, nadmiar pracy
hefty bonus - wysoka premia
senior executive - członek kierownictwa
leave - urlop
average - przeciętny
employee - pracownik
to reap a bonus - tu: czerpać zyski/korzyści
to opt for - wybierać
expensive - drogi, kosztowny
long-haul - (o lotach) międzykontynentalne
to fly first class - lecieć pierwszą klasą
to shrink - kurczyć (się), maleć
carbon footprint - ekoodcisk, węglowy ślad odciskany w przyrodzie, ilości wyemitowanego dwutlenku węgla
to soak up the sun - wygrzewać się na słońcu
to spare a thought - pomyśleć (z troską)
six figure salary - sześciocyfrowa pensja
to toil - mozolić się, trudzić
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