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    Here are a few thoughts on your situation based on what you shared: - While large companies can offer stability, the work itself may not always be fulfilling or allow you to fully utilize your skills. - Having an unsupportive or demanding boss who doesn't value your contributions can negatively impact job satisfaction. - Rather than feeling depressed, try to reframe how you view your current role. See it as an opportunity to learn new skills or help you qualify for future positions you find more engaging. - Consider talking to your boss about professional development goals or ways your responsibilities could evolve over time. Having an open discussion may help improve the work dynamic. - If the job remains unfulfilling after trying to address

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    Here are a few thoughts on your situation based on what you shared: - While large companies can offer stability, the work itself may not always be fulfilling or allow you to fully utilize your skills. - Having an unsupportive or demanding boss who doesn't value your contributions can negatively impact job satisfaction. - Rather than feeling depressed, try to reframe how you view your current role. See it as an opportunity to learn new skills or help you qualify for future positions you find more engaging. - Consider talking to your boss about professional development goals or ways your responsibilities could evolve over time. Having an open discussion may help improve the work dynamic. - If the job remains unfulfilling after trying to address

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    Here are a few thoughts on your situation based on what you shared: - While large companies can offer stability, the work itself may not always be fulfilling or allow you to fully utilize your skills. - Having an unsupportive or demanding boss who doesn't value your contributions can negatively impact job satisfaction. - Rather than feeling depressed, try to reframe how you view your current role. See it as an opportunity to learn new skills or help you qualify for future positions you find more engaging. - Consider talking to your boss about professional development goals or ways your responsibilities could evolve over time. Having an open discussion may help improve the work dynamic. - If the job remains unfulfilling after trying to address

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    Here are a few thoughts on your situation based on what you shared: - While large companies can offer stability, the work itself may not always be fulfilling or allow you to fully utilize your skills. - Having an unsupportive or demanding boss who doesn't value your contributions can negatively impact job satisfaction. - Rather than feeling depressed, try to reframe how you view your current role. See it as an opportunity to learn new skills or help you qualify for future positions you find more engaging. - Consider talking to your boss about professional development goals or ways your responsibilities could evolve over time. Having an open discussion may help improve the work dynamic. - If the job remains unfulfilling after trying to address

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    Min Wag

    VO LA
    GA
    QU ON
    TE

    Teacher
    Fellipe Lobo
    Vocabulary:

    Match the words on the left with the correct meanings on the right.

    _____ not likely to happen


    1) get by
    _____ to hire temporary workers outside of a company
    2) merely
    _____ to have just enough money to pay the bills and
    3) outsource
    live off it
    4) desperate
    _____ cash paid illegally without being taxed
    5) think twice
    6) get a foot in the _____ in great need of resources
    door _____ to consider the consequences of one’s actions
    7) overqualified _____ just barely
    8) disposable _____ to have more than the necessary skills or
    income education for a job
    9) within one’s _____ manual work or workers, particularly in industry
    grasp _____ to get an entry-level position or opportunity that
    10) unrealistic could lead to something better
    11) under the _____ money that is not already designated to pay for
    table
    living expenses and bills
    12) blue-collar
    _____ possible, achievable

    Complete the sentences using vocabulary.


    1) I wasn’t trying to start a fight. I was _____________________ telling you
    how I felt.
    2) The newlyweds are barely ____________________ by. They only have
    enough money for groceries and rent.
    3) A peaceful community is _____________________. It would help if we all
    got to know each other.
    4)The big banks _______________________ work from India. This leaves
    local people unemployed.
    5) You should _______________________ before you hire that painter. She
    has a criminal record.

    1) merely
    2 )getting
    10 / 3 / 1 / 11/ 4 / 5 /
    3 )with our
    2 / 7 / 12 / 6 / 8 / 9
    grasp
    4) outsource
    5) think twice
    Warm up:

    TABOO
    Taboo is a word, guessing, and party game. The objective
    of the game is for a player to have their partners guess the
    word on the player's card without using the word itself or
    five additional words listed on the card.

    Questions:

    What is the lowest amount of money that people can legally earn in
    your country?
    Which types of jobs offer minimum wage?
    In your country, minimum wage is a fair value?
    Do you recall your first job? What was your hourly wage?
    Are under the table jobs common in your country?
    Do you agree with the concept of minimum wage? Why or Why not?
    Does your country outsource work to other countries? How have
    blue-collar workers reacted?
    Do you agree with the practice of having different minimum wage rates in a
    single country (based on age, type of job, etc.)?
    How did you get your "foot in the door" at your current job?
    Is your profession job secure from automation or outsourcing?
    Does raising the price of low-skilled labor reduce the demand for it?
    Should postsecondary students who are investing in their education
    receive a higher minimum wage than adults who do not enroll in school?
    Does higher minimum wage means better quality of life?
    What is purchasing power?
    Is the money in your country powerful?
    Reading:
    n
    Minimum Wage
    hensio
    - Is it enough to make life worth living? - pre
    Com
    Minimum wage is the lowest amount of money an employer is
    legally allowed to pay an employee. The hourly rate or yearly 1. Provide a definition for
    salary differs in every country. In some countries, minimum “minimum wage.” Use
    your own words.
    wage is enough for people to get by. In other nations, minimum
    wage allows people to merely survive.

    Some people argue that increasing the rate of minimum wage 2. How could increasing
    can actually lead to job loss. If forced to pay more, employers the rate of minimum
    may choose to maintain a smaller workforce. They may also wage also increase
    outsource work from countries where people are more unemployment?
    desperate and will accept lower wages.

    Businesses aren’t the only ones to blame. Our purchasing


    habits help keep minimum wage low. Most people don’t think 3. What does the
    twice about where cheap clothing and goods are reading say about
    manufactured. Would you be willing to pay more for products if consumer habits?
    you knew workers were being paid a fair wage to make them?

    Many students and teens take minimum wage jobs in order to


    get a foot in the door. After they graduate, many students are
    overqualified for these jobs, but they have to start at the 4. Why is it difficult for
    bottom. Young people can’t contribute much to the economy if young people to help
    grow the economy?
    they have no disposable income. Is spending more really the
    answer, though? What would happen if everyone in the world
    had a bit more spending money?

    Minimum wage in some countries is so low that it traps people


    in poverty. Some people think putting an end to world poverty
    is within our grasp. Would an “international minimum wage” 5. Why might an
    international minimum
    help us reach this goal? Many economists argue that this is
    wage not be ideal?
    an unrealistic idea. Anything that is “universal” is very difficult
    to enforce. Would you bother getting an education if a minimum
    wage job let you live comfortably?
    l d a fo t o
    , wo a
    w i , in o n op .”
    “Pe p t
    e
    a is t , Gawker.com
    —
    i f
    do r lan Hamilton
    — No
    Is it
    enough
    to make
    LIFE
    worth
    living
    ????
    tch
    Wa

    What's the right


    minimum wage?
    Questions:

    Does your current job provide room for growth?


    Do you want your children to have a part-time job or focus on school?
    What is the minimum age before being able to work in your country?
    How much are you taxed? Is it fair in your opinion?
    What professions are in high demand?
    Would you recommend your career to your children? Would you want them
    to follow in your footsteps?
    Do you think children need allowance?
    What was your first job? What were some of the perks?
    Will you work part-time or start a business after you retire from you
    profession?

    "I LOVE WORKING FOR A BIG


    COMPANY BUT MY BOSS MAKES
    ME DO MONKEY WORK ALL DAY.
    IT CAN GET DEPRESSING."

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