F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

a lot of stuff to do

the make up day always seems a little unproductive

I don’t see it as feasible

everyone can choose the travel dates they want

make up days – extra days that you need to work because of other days that you had off

eg: We have to work Saturday for a make up day.

feasible – makes sense to do it this way,    not worth it,      Possible, but not smart.

eg: We could promote our product by giving one to each customer in the whole world, then they will want to buy a second one. That might help all people know our product, but the idea is clearly not feasible. It would cost way too much.

offset – to create an equal balance between two things

eg: They like to offset the schedule so you get a few days off in a row.

eg: And it’s been a notorious fact for years that immigration’s modest economic benefits are offset by very large fiscal costs.

wrongful termination – fired without a reason

eg: He sued the company for wrongful termination and won a $50K settlement.

terminal ADJ. – the very end or last one, like train station, part of airport T1,2,3, illness

eg: My flight leaves from terminal 3.

eg: She has a terminal illness and only has 4 weeks left to live.