Online Class Notes (Nicholas)
Homework
What are the most important things for companies to reduce employee attrition?
Reading
Wall Street Journal
The Economist
Washington Post – Recommended
Listening Recommendation – Podcast APPs – Washington Post Podcast
Vocabulary
wrestled with = to struggle with
e.g. I wrestled with the decision of quitting my job.
e.g. I struggled with he decision of quitting my job.
to unwind – to decrease or two slowly eliminate responsibility
e.g. It was difficult for me to unwind my work commitments once I decided I wanted to quit.
employee retention /retain – to keep employees
e.g. Companies are always thinking of new ways to improve their employee retention rate such as higher pay, better hours, etc.
employee attrition – when employees leave
e.g. Banks have big employee attrition rates; employees get burnt out and want to leave.
to burn out / to get burnt out – you work so hard for so long eventually you just can’t continue
e.g. Very often employees that work in banking for other very high-pressure jobs, they burn out after only a few years.
Grammar
maybe US will be theĀ one thatĀ benefit benefitsĀ more from the trade war
to the east South Asia markets / theĀ southĀ East AsianĀ markets
China has showed the friendship / China hasĀ shown friendshipĀ towards the USA
China don’t want the trade war / ChinaĀ doesn’t wantĀ the trade war
there are a lot of competition in China labor market / thereĀ is a lot of competition inĀ China’s labor market
this is what are bank do now / this is what are bankĀ does now
just succeed to 2 week project /Ā justĀ succeed in applying for aĀ 2 week project
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