EP 0035Daily Life
He’s not a Good Fit
So, Lauren, I just wanted to talk to you quickly about our new customer support representative, Jason Huntley.
Sure, what’s up?
Basically, I’ve got a few concerns about him, and the bottom line is, I don’t think he’s a good fit for our company.
Okay... what makes you say that? I thought you were pleased with his overall performance. Didn’t you just tell me last week how impressed you were with his attitude?
Yeah, his attitude is great, but he’s really unreliable. Sometimes he’s really productive, but then other times... take last Tuesday for instance, he was forty-five minutes late for our morning meeting!
Well, I’m sure he had a perfectly good reason...
But that’s not the only thing... you know, he really doesn’t have the best work ethic, I’m constantly catching him on MSN and Facebook when he should be talking to clients.
Yeah, but come on, Geoff, as if you don’t check Facebook at work. Look, you hired this guy, we’ve invested a lot of time and money in his training, so now it’s up to you to coach him. Make it work, Geoff!
Make it work, Geoff. You would say that, wouldn’t you, he is your cousin; what a jerk, make me hire your stupid, useless, cousin.
核心词汇
concerncommon noun, plural phrase
worry most important point
overallAdjective
general
performancecommon noun, singular
how well someone does their job
unreliableAdjective
not able to be trusted
productiveAdjective
doing a lot in a short amount of time
perfectly goodphrase
having no problems, just fine
work ethiccommon noun, nonvariable
attitude to work
coachverb
teach and train someone new skills
拓展词汇
poor judgmentphrase
regularly makes bad decisions
poor work ethicphrase
bad attitude to work
dependableAdjective
able to be trusted and relied upon
a bad applephrase
a bad member of a group who makes things more difficult for others
unproductiveAdjective
not productive, not doing a lot