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