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Work & Career — C1 English Lesson

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tenure /TEN-yur/

noun

the length of time a person holds a particular job or position

"She has held tenure at the university for over fifteen years."

nepotism /NEP-uh-tiz-um/

noun

favoring relatives and friends for jobs instead of the most qualified people

"The company introduced strict rules to root out nepotism in hiring."

micromanage /MY-kroh-MAN-ij/

verb

to control every small detail of how employees do their work

"Great leaders trust their teams instead of trying to micromanage them."

meritocracy /mer-ih-TOK-ruh-see/

noun

a system where people advance based on ability and effort, not connections

"She thrived in a true meritocracy, where talent mattered more than connections."

glass ceiling /GLASS SEEL-ing/

noun phrase

an invisible barrier that stops talented people, especially women, from reaching top positions

"Despite her achievements, she kept hitting the glass ceiling at her firm."

burnout /BURN-out/

noun

complete physical and mental exhaustion caused by overwork

"Three months of eighty-hour weeks left him with severe burnout."

onboarding /ON-bor-ding/

noun

the process of welcoming and training a new employee

"Their onboarding program helps new engineers feel at home in two weeks."

headhunt /HED-hunt/

verb

to approach a skilled worker and recruit them for a job

"A rival startup tried to headhunt our lead designer last spring."

remuneration /rih-myoo-nuh-RAY-shun/

noun

a formal word for the pay and benefits received for work

"The contract offered a generous remuneration package."

whistleblower /WIS-ul-bloh-er/

noun

a person who reports illegal or unethical behavior inside an organization

"A brave whistleblower exposed the fraud before it grew worse."

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📝Grammar: 2B: Present perfect + for / since, present perfect continuous

We use **have/has + past participle** with **for** (a period of time) or **since** (a point in time) to talk about something that started in the past and is still true now. This is the classic way to describe job tenure or the remuneration you have earned over the years. We ask about unfinished periods with **How long + have/has ...?**. Never use the present simple here — "How long do you try" is wrong when the effort to break the glass ceiling is still going on. We use the **present perfect continuous** (**have/has been + verb-ing**) for actions that started in the past and are still happen

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