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    Hier finden Sie das Vokabular, um auf Englisch über Ihre Arbeit und Ihren Arbeitsplatz zu sprechen.
    Illustration: Bürogebäude
    © Martin Haake

    In Spotlight 4/19, we present the language to talk about your work and your workplace. Here, you can find the German translations for this issue’s Picture It.

     

    1. water coolerTrinkwasserspenderwater cooler
    2. filing cabinetAktenschrankfiling cabinet
    3. cubicleArbeitsplatz im Großraumbürocubicle
    4. deskSchreibtischdesk
    5. in trayPosteingangskorbin tray
    6. open-plan officeGroßraumbüro mit Bürozellenopen-plan office
    7. loading bayLadezoneloading bay
    8. warehouseLagerhallewarehouse
    9. assembly lineFließbandassembly line
    10. shop floorFabrikhalleshop floor
    11. time clockStechuhrtime clock
    12. car park (UK), parking lot (N. Am.)Parkplatzcar park, parking lot
    13. lift (UK), elevator (N. Am.)Aufzuglift, elevator
    14. vending machineGetränkeautomatvending machine
    15. canteen (UK), cafeteria (N. Am.)Kantinecanteen, cafeteria

     

    Bürogebäude

     

    What do you do?

    I work for a company that produces packaging materials. It’s a family business with about 100 employeeAngestellte(r)employees, from unskilledungelerntunskilled factory workers to top positions in management. I have worked my way up from a part-time job in the warehouse to head of marketingMarketingchef(in)head of marketing.

    Our company has been named employerArbeitgeber(in)employer of the year twice. It offers a generousgroßzügiggenerous benefits packageBeschäftigungskonditionenbenefits package, with up to six weeks’ paid annual leaveJahresurlaubannual leave and a retirement plan. Other perkVorteil, Vergünstigungperks include a subsidizedbezuschusstsubsidized canteen and in-company childcareKinderbetreuungchildcare. Sixty per cent of our staff are women.

    We have a system of flexitimeGleitzeitflexitime. Employees clock in and out using a chip card. Most of our administrative staffPersonal, Mitarbeiter(innen)staff have regular nine-to-five jobs, while some of the bluecollarArbeiter-bluecollar jobs involve shift work. Only one or two people work from home. As this is a ruralländlichrural area, many people to commutependelncommute long distances, so we’ve introduced a carpool system.

    I spend most of my working day sitting at my desk, but I always try to make time for a coffee break to chat to my colleagues.

    And how about you? What do you do?

     

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