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In fact, I need some time till I regain my senses in the - szoksos napi tevkenysg otthon morning. Being a heavy sleeper, it is very difficult for me to get up. I always s a munkahelyen set the alarm clock and wake up between 6 and quarter past 6 on weekdays. - munkahely, munkakr, tovbbi However, if I go to work in the afternoon I can get up later. I never have tervek coffee, but I like drinking milk or cocoa, which I make myself. When I get - plyavlaszts up I go to the bathroom to wash. I wash my face, neck, ears and hands in npszer foglalkozsok, kereseti cold running water and dry myself with a towel. ometimes I take a shower lehetsgek or have a bath. !hen I clean my teeth, don"t comb as I have short hair and I begin to get dressed. I am always in a hurry in the mornings so I don"t have - munkahelyi krlmnyek: elmenetel, munkval kapcsolatos time to prepare my breakfast therefore I make it in the previous evening. problmk #nyway, I am never hungry in the morning. #s a rule, my father gets up - munkahelyszerzs, earlier than me and by the time I awake he has prepared some sandwiches munkanlklisg, szocilis problmk only for himself as he knows I don"t eat. ometimes I turn on the radio to listen to the news broadcast and the weather forecast. However, when I go to work in the morning, five of us travel together by car and the radio is on. I used to go to work by my bike at my previous workplace. I have to clock in when I arrive and clock out when I leave my company. I work fle$itime, in two shifts, normally % hours and &' minutes. But we do some overtime every weekday, when I work in the morning. It enables me to leave work an hour earlier anytime. I have been working as a measuring technician at (ontinental since the end of the last year. I"m satisfied with my )ob, because I draw a higher salary than before and there are comfortable surroundings there. *y boss is all right in every respect, I can"t say anything against him. *y colleagues are very kind and helpful. I get on well with them. !he salary and the conditions are good and my firm treats me well. When I get to the office I first open the post and read the letters I have got from my clients. I spend most of my time measuring. #ny pieces of the headsensors such as cables, connectors, labels or the sensor itself must be checked. I measure their dimensions such as hori+ontal, vertical dimensions or positions, diameters, angles or in fact I should find any mistake on them. I apply different test methods and procedures and use some test equipment. !here are two pro)ectors, two microscopes, coordinate measuring machine, optical machine, a lot of callipers, dial gauges, measuring rooler and plug ganges, which are available for me to measure. When I have finished I have to write a test report for the order. !he dimensions, which are out of the tolerance, must be marked. !o be the report approved or re)ected must be written at the bottom of the last side and of course it must be signed. ometimes my boss asks me to water the flowers and air the office. I have my breakfast at about % o"clock, which is usually some sandwiches. I always have lunch with my colleagues at quarter to noon. In my opinion there are fine meals in the restaurant where we have lunch. If I work in the afternoon I have lunch with my dad at my grandmother. #s a general rule I finish work at , in the afternoon. We talk a lot on the way home and get home at around -. When I arrive I spend about half an hour hanging around without doing anything particular. I sometimes surf on the net then I start studying for the ne$t .nglish lesson. /nfortunately, we usually don"t have supper with each other. *y father likes having it meanwhile watching !0. *y mother prefers eating in the kitchen. #nd I like having the dinner in my room. #fter supper I help my mother to clear the table and wash up. !hen I go to take a warm bath and go back in front of my pc. /ntil I fall asleep, I watch !0 a bit. I have had several )obs since I left school. *y first )ob was at the local hospital where I worked as an administrator. I had to install and repair some 1(s. !he atmosphere wasn"t good and I was underpaid. I could say I was fed up with it. !hen my second )ob came, which was rewarding and my starting salary was higher than before. I"ve been working for about 2 years there. I was fond of my colleguaes and my )ob, too. I adored working there. However, money talks. I would have liked to change my )ob therefore I applied for some companies. In fact, I was not motivated only because of the money. I wanted to find such a firm where I can earn more money and train new vocational things. 3ortunately, I didn"t have to be unemployed as I could find a new, my present )ob relatively fast. It seems to be fashionable for people to change their )obs. ome people have to work too much, some too little, others get bored with their )obs or fed up with their colleagues because of backbiting. 1eople always want more money and higher positions. If I want to change my )ob, I must look at the advertisements in the newspapers, maga+ines or nowadays on the Internet. 4ou must write your curriculum vitae or profile. I agree
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with my future boss on my starting salary, the office hours and the lunch break, the amount of paid holiday I would be entitled to. He also shows me round the office and tells me what my responsibilities would be. #s the )ob and the conditions appeal to me I accept that I would be on probation for the three months. 5f course, you should be adequately paid for your work so that you don"t have to work on the side. !o work 6ood points, bad points 7 in factory 7 to get on well with boss and colleagues 7 for a company, firm, subsidiary 7 good chance of promotion 7 in agriculture 7 no backbiting 7 in heavy, light industry 7 to have kind and helpful mates 7 to run a private practice 7 to draw a high salary 7 to be a guest7worker abroad 7 to work in pleasant and healthy surroundings 7 to do casual work 7 to lick one"s boots 7 to do moonlightning 7 to do a lot of overtime 7 to be underpaid8 high number of accidents 7 no responsibility8 no freedom Jobs can be grouped in several ways as, e.g. manual and non7manual )obs. !he workers doing manual work often referred to as blue7collar workers. !he ones doing mainly brainwork are called white7collar workers. ome )obs need university qualifications, and these are professions8 others don"t and these are skilled, semi7 skilled or unskilled. killed people are those who have learnt a trade such as pastry7cook, turner, )oiner, plumber, shop assistant, car mechanic, railwayman, tailor, barber. /nskilled )obs, such as the )ob of factory hand, do not require special training. 5ther occupations are the followings9 7 1rofessions :esign;electrical engineer, psychiatrist, solicitor;barrister;lawyer, )udge, physician<doctor=, vet, interpreter, <chartered= accountant, clerk, model, social worker, university professor, teacher, architect, surgeon, computer programmer 7 !rades and other occupations caretaker, cashier, dustman, coach, chimney sweep, hotel receptionist, cook, coal miner, house painter, air pilot, postman, travel agent, technician, salesman, baby sitter, shoemaker, librarian, speech7therapist, gla+ier, > I am afraid I don"t really know e$act figures about how many unemployed inhabitants are there in Hungary. #ll I know is that at the moment unemployement is still rising. !he unemployed may feel guilty about being out of work even if it is not their fault. !hey feel they are useless and a burden on a state. !hey )oin the dole queue and receive )ust enough money not to starve. In my opinion some people don"t want to work, because they can get enough aid from their councils8 others haven"t got a suitable trade and some firms claim much more than they should. 4ou should have 27- years training in your trade and you should speak two languages fluently although they don"t want to get you enough salary. 1eople begin to save when there is enough money for all that is needed in the family. *ost people save for a flat, a plot of land, a week7end cottage or for holidays abroad. !here are some who save for a car or put money aside to purchase durable consumer goods or new funiture. ?aturally, many people save without any definitive end, )ust for the sake of the safety. 5thers can"t afford to put any money aside because of their income and it is )ust about enough to keep body and soul together. !he retirement age in Hungary is 6' for woman and 6& for men, but these age limits are going to be changed in the near future. !here are some occupations from which people can get pensioned off at an earlier age if they have been in employment for at least 2' years. #s far as I know a few such )obs are that of a miner, a policeman, a fireman and the soldier. It seems to me that in today"s Hungary wage7earners earn more than salary7earners, especially if they work in private industry. 3or e$ample the starting salary wages of a skilled worker with three years" training are higher than the commencing salary of a teacher or a doctor with eight or nine years" training. I would recommend my son to set up his own business or to tell the truth, more you learn, more you earn at a )oint7 venture. If my daughter didn"t want to go to university, I would recommend her to become a hairdresser or a beautician. Both are good )obs for getting tips.

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