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Worst Job
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Worst Job
最糟糕的工作

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Date: Oct 29 2012

Themes: Work

Grammar: Modal Verbs

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What’s the worst job you’ve ever had? Did you have a terrible boss, who made your life miserable? Or were your co-workers just awful? Was the work too hard, or too easy, or the commute too long?

We’ve all suffered through bad jobs. Sometimes we stay longer than we should because the salary is good, or because we think the jobs will help our careers, or because we just feel stuck. Hear Sara and Dale discuss what makes a job go from bad to worst.

你曾经做过的最糟糕的工作是什么?你是否遇到过把你的生活弄的苦不堪言的可恶老板?或者你的同事非常差劲?工作太难,或者太简单,再或者是通勤时间太长?

我们都经历过糟糕的工作。有时,我们坚持的时间比应该坚持的时间更久,因为薪水高,或者因为我们认为这份工作对职业生涯有帮助,或者因为我们感觉无法摆脱。听听萨拉和德尔谈论造成一份糟糕的工作变成极其糟糕的原因。

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Sara

Sara

Dale:  So what was your worst job?

Sara:  I think my worst job, the place where I worked wasn’t that bad, but my boss was terrible.

Dale:  So that would be the reasoning for a worst job, is when your boss is terrible to you?

Sara:  I think so. He just would stand over us all the time and watch everything that we did, waiting for us to make a mistake. It was pretty bad.

Dale:  So what if the salary was higher? Would you have lasted longer there?

Sara:  I think sometimes you can decide to focus your attention on something like, “At least I’m making a really good salary,” or, “At least this will be really good for my career,” but sometimes if there’s someone that just makes your life miserable, I think you can’t stay around for that long. For me, at least.

Dale:  No, and I think the co-workers are the same way. If you don’t like your co-workers, it can make your job really difficult. And I think that that will ultimately make you feel like you don’t like the job, which makes it into a worse job.

Sara:  And you’re not going to perform well at your job if you are having a bad time.

Dale:  Yeah. I agree with that.

Sara:  What about you, Dale? What was your worst job?

Dale:  I’m trying to think. Ummm…. I don’t think I’ve had a bad boss. I’ve never had a bad client. I think that the worst is to really be painfully being at somewhere you don’t want to be but you have to, to pay the bills. I’ve just never been in that situation.

Sara:  Well, congratulations!

 

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Dale asks Sara what the worst job she ever had was. She says that she had one job where the boss was terrible, and was always hovering over the employees.

Dale wonders whether some things can make someone want to stay in a bad job like that, like, for example, if the salary was great. Sara thinks it’s possible, but sometimes even a great salary can’t do the trick.

Dale agrees, and thinks that bad co-workers can make a job pretty bad, too. The worst, though, he thinks, is having to go to a job that you really don’t like, just because it pays the bills. Luckily, though, he’s never had a job like that!

What is the worst job you’ve ever had? What made it so bad? Do you think there’s ever a reason to stay in a bad job?

 

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 julito

julito

Argentina

The worst job is the one we are unhappy  and  stuck in it  .When the economy is on a downturn  is no so easy  to get a new  position   somehere else ,maybe hundred of applicants had already  sent out curriculums  and the chances that  you might  be chosen are scarce. In the meantime ,you will have  tu put up  with  your boss and probably a mean salary.Cry     

11:33 AM Oct 29 2012 |

Arghavan

Arghavan

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I’v worked for 8 month.it is an institue that hold 1-year HSE enginnering course with Tehran university company.I am one of their experts.It s a good job which I like it and also i am passonat about my coleague.They are so frienly and kind and knowledgable.The one thing that I dislike is what they are paid me.I hope that it will be better.


It seems that if your manager treat badly,you can’t feel comfortable so it deteriorate your energy to continue.

11:16 AM Oct 29 2012 |

lucentezza92

Indonesia

I love my job so far, but I had an experience with it when I was on my job practice. My skill area’s graphic design but the company where I had worked before took me as courier. In former time, I have to took a long walk just to deliver a letter, even just for arranged some books on someone’s cupboard, without salary and thanks. But, thanks god, now I have a job that “compatible” with my passion :)   

11:13 AM Oct 29 2012 |

Mariana101

Mariana101

South Korea

I didn’t had a job before but let’s hope that my future job will not be like the title of this lesson xD

10:34 AM Oct 29 2012 |

agutka71

agutka71

Poland

I hate my current job and I do my best to find somethong better. I hope it will happen soon. God please, help

10:27 AM Oct 29 2012 |

Jay chen

Jay chen

Malaysia

My previous job was allright,the salary also nice but i dont like the culture and the co-workers because there are so many complaints even though your not doing wrong..

10:24 AM Oct 29 2012 |

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katrina Lin

China

i don’t like my work,but i can’t lose this job…...

09:40 AM Oct 29 2012 |

lejl@

lejl@

Serbia and Montenegro

I can’t say that i had some really bad work, but i had behind me work that i didn’t like, mostly becasuse some colleogue that was very often in a bad mood…

08:39 AM Oct 29 2012 |

foz12

foz12

Saudi Arabia

The worst job that I ever  had  was  Receptionist it’s easy job to be honest, but I had problem with people I deal with they are not respecting anyone, and  in my recent job I got a bad boss, he never satisfied with work no matter it’s perfect.

I’m get used with him anyway so I can stay in my work I need really my salary, and I will not let him or anyone  else to let me feel down, beacuse in the end no one is happy in his own work unless you work with your own business. and about co worker it’s good to make  a good relationship with them, beacuse I’m stying with them more than my family. and they become the second family.

07:51 AM Oct 29 2012 |

asala

asala

Israel

i haven’t worked yet , but if have , the bad thing is the boss treatment could be the only reason that you can’t stay in the work anymore!    

06:56 AM Oct 29 2012 |

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lonely_qiu

lonely_qiu

China

The worst job which i met is I have to do work during the holidays,as you kown,sometimes,it’s ok for us,but,for me ,it’s very common,it makes me  very depressed,in my company,there were a lot of co-works,but they always say a words like “I don’t understand’ etc,but it’s no problem for them,I found when I’m very busy,they are very free.I discussed with my boss for these issues,but,the reply is “smile”

03:00 AM Oct 29 2012 |

tomenjoy

tomenjoy

China

The worsrt job I have ever had is caused by my colleague.A proverb says”DO not be  afraid of the rivals like a wolf but the peers like a  pig”. It really made me confuse,with such  co-workes ,even though I  am a super man iI also don’t known how to deal with the bad work which is out of my power.I like work with all the members of a team,at least is a good team.I also remind myself ‘COMUNICATION CAN SOLVE MOST QUESTION’‘and I really did like that ,but didn’t get any progress.

01:16 AM Oct 29 2012 |

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