VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

bypass: rao guo

trespass: illegal trespassing 擅自进入

barged in: chuang ru

coax: hong pian
ie. I had to coax my boss as if she was a baby.

hoax: pian ju
ie. Trump said that COVID 19 is a hoax by the Chinese govt.

petty: small , insignificant 小的; 琐碎的; 次要的; 小气的; 狭隘的
ie. He is petty man.

connotation: side meaning/implication

phony: xu wei

reciprocate: hui ying (adj) reciprocal

Grammar

challenge: you’re higher up position
ie. My boss hates to be challenged.

question/doubt: disagree with your views
ie. She questions my driving ability.

otherwise I would face a serious situation that/where few university would want me.
otherwise I would face a serious situation that/where I would have very few choices for university./where I would have no school left to choose from.

pressure /ask for too much from our children

… with whom this position will have a close collaboration.

Q: Tell me about your ideal boss
A: An ideal boss need to have two important characteristics. One is the boss need to be very professional. He could be professional in one specific field or could be pro in management. The other is he or she need to be a strategic and logical person. I don’t want my boss to be very emotional and picky, I prefer he or she could be reasonable and supportive. I think my current one is ok. I can give you one example that happened recently. I’ve been facing a complaint from the end consumer. The end consumer reported to the government that there is a quality issue with our products. So this reports goes to our compliance dept. The compliance lady was coming to my desk and challenged me on this. She also bluffed that … that the company will face a big penalty and even the govt will cancel the subsidy given to your company. Firstly I looked up on the internet to validate her words. Then I went to my boss and told her the reality situation. The first words that she said to me was “don’t worry, it’s her job to do this”. So at this moment, I feel so supportive. I did make some mistake, but my boss said it’s normal and we can learn from this.

Edited:

A: An ideal boss needs to have two important characteristics/There are two important criteria to being a good boss – knowledge/expertise and logic. So firstly, he or she could be professional in one specific field or could be pro in management. The other is that he or she need to be a strategic and logical person. I don’t want my boss to be very emotional and unreasonable, such as being picky on the things that don’t matter. I prefer my boss to be reasonable and supportive. I think my current manager/my previous manager is the one who can meet/fit my standards of being a good boss./For example, I loved working with my previous manager. I can give you one example that happened recently./recent example.  I’ve been facing a complaint from an end consumer. The end consumer reported to the government that there is a quality issue with our products, and this report went to our compliance dept. The compliance lady came to my desk and questioned/scolded me on this. She also bluffed that there would be a very serious consequence, that the company will face a big penalty and the govt will even cancel the subsidy given to our company/our current subsidy. Firstly/Immediately I looked up the laws regarding this / did some research on the internet to validate her words. Then I went to my boss and told her the real situation/ my story/the entire story/and gave her a report on this incident. The first words that she said to me were “don’t worry, it’s her job to do this/this is why we have a compliance dept“. So at that moment, I felt so supported. Of course,/admittedly, I did make a mistake, and I’m very sorry/ I did a lot of self-reflection, but my boss said it’s normal and that/ we can learn from this. Her support and comfort really helped me work through my mistake, and I will handle these problems much better in the future.

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Pronunciation

wood would “not wuu”

woman “wo, not wu”

women “wi”