Intermediate - Discussing Work (C0070)

王先生,你好像很忙。压力大吗?
Wáng xiānsheng ,nǐ hǎoxiàng hěn máng 。yālì dà ma ?
Mr. Wang, you seem very tired. Are you under too much pressure?

有可能。我的老板给我很大压力。我很早上班,很晚下班。周末经常加班。
yǒu kěnéng 。wǒ de lǎobǎn gěi wǒ hěn dà yālì 。wǒ hěn zǎo shàngbān ,hěn wǎn xiàbān 。zhōumò jīngcháng jiābān 。
Perhaps. My boss gives me a lot of pressure. I start work very early and finish very late. I often work overtime on the weekend.

你在这家公司工作了多久?
nǐ zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuò le duōjiǔ ?
How long have you been with that company?

在这家公司做了八年多了。但是我对我的薪水不太满意。薪水太低。
zài zhè jiā gōngsī zuò le bā nián duō le 。dànshì wǒ duì wǒ de xīnshuǐ bùtài mǎnyì 。xīnshuǐ tài dī 。
I’ve worked with this company for over eight years. But I’m not satisfied with my salary. My salary is too low.

你为什么不换个工作?像你这样工作经验丰富的人找工作很容易。
nǐ wèishénme bù huàn ge gōngzuò ?xiàng nǐ zhèyàng gōngzuò jīngyàn fēngfù de rén zhǎo gōngzuò hěn róngyì 。
Why don’t you change your job? For someone like you with a lot of working experience finding a job is easy.

你说得对。我应该考虑一下。
nǐ shuō de duì 。wǒ yīnggāi kǎolǜ yīxià 。
You’re right. I should think about that.

Vocabulary

好像 hǎoxiàng to seem to be
压力 yālì pressure
有可能 yǒu kěnéng possibly
下班 xiàbān to get off work
周末 zhōumò weekends
加班 jiābān to work overtime
薪水 xīnshuǐ salary
满意 mǎnyì satisfied
huàn to change
考虑 kǎolǜe think about
跳槽 tiàocáo change to a better job
工资 gōngzī salary
奖金 jiǎngjīn money award
福利 fúlì welfare
待遇 dàiyù pay