F2F Class Notes (Ben) [S]

Vocabulary

Office politics

allergic = who has a strong and oversensitive reaction to dust, flowers, pollen, cats, seafood, etc.

I am allergic to cat hair
I am allergic to office politics.

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boot-licking, to lick someone’s boots = give them insincere compliments

Office politics involve a lot of boot-licking.

(slang: ass-kissing)

There are so many boot-lickers in the company I am working. The boss likes boot-lickers more than those guys who are working hard. I don’t think it’s a good phenomenon for a company which is running well.

If it last continuously, it will hurt the confidence of those guys who are involved in the real work project and something to do with their career.

Recently, some colleagues of mine resigned. They are allergic to office politics. They prefer hardworking rather than boot-licking actually.

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There are so many boot-lickers in the company I am working for. The boss likes boot-lickers more than guys who work hard. I don’t think it’s a good phenomenon for a company which/who wants to run well.

If it lasts continuously, it will hurt the confidence of the guys who (1.) are involved in real work, projects and (2.) push their career forward.

If this problem isn’t curbed….

Recently, some colleagues of mine resigned. They were allergic to office politics.

They preferred working hard rather than licking boots actually. (verbs)

They preferred hard work rather than boot-licking actually. (nouns)

When possible, try to use a NOUN rather than a GERUND 动名词. This makes your sentences more flexible; this way you can add adjectives easily.

I like hard working –> I like hard work.
I need a short resting –> I need a short rest
I need long-sleeping –> I need a long sleep.