Step 1
Julie is an office worker in a marketing company. She has a nine-to-five job as a secretary and works regular hours. Sometimes she works overtime because she has to fill in for other collegues when they are on sick leave. She likes her work even though she is not always able to go home at a reasonable time.
Mark is a
Sales
Manager in a small
advertising
agency. His office is in the
suburbs of a small city in the south east of England. He prefers
the peace and quiet of a
rural area to the
hectic urban
lifestyle. Two years ago
he used to commute to work every day
from Uckfield to London but then
he was offered a chance to work
from home using a computer and the Internet. This new type of work called
telecommuting
is becoming more and more common
all over the world.
Step 2
Kriss works in a power plant. Her weekly work schedule is made up of different shifts. For example, some weeks she only works night shift which is from midnight to seven a.m. At other times she works a split shift which makes her days very irregular. This sometimes makes it difficult for Kriss to see her family on a regular basis.
Ann works in the
Human Resource Dpt of a
textile company. She is responsible for
the
recruitment of new
people and for
staff
training and development. She works to ensure that the right people
are available
to meet the company's needs in terms of
quantity and quality. When necessary she recruits
monthly-paid staff or
even
hourly-paid staff. She is also
in charge of arranging
the work schedule for
white-collar employees and for workers
at the shop
floor.
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