Occupations in Barbados

Occupations in Barbados

Introduction

​Many people have Hands-On Jobs - Jobs that require the use of their hands (like a chef, carpenter, hairstylist).

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​People prefer to have an office job - Jobs where you have to work in an office (clerk, receptionist).

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​Administrative Assistant/Clerk ​

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They are responsible for answering phone calls, greeting visitors, manage and keep the office running, prepare emails and arrange meetings. ​

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​We call this job a nine to five. It is an idiom that describes a job that begins at 9 a.m. and finishes at 5 p.m. every Monday to Friday.

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​Many women become Hairstylists or we call them Hairdressers.

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​They are entrepreneurs and they advertise their business on Instagram.

​HairStylist

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Police Officers receive free health insurance, they can take public transportation for free and they can go to events and parties for free by showing their badge. ​

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Win-Win Situation is an idiom ​that describes a result that is good for everyone. So although police officers work long hours they get free benefits.

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​Police Officer

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​Salesclerks work in retail stores and they greet customers, manage transactions, restock shelves and clean the store.

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​It is a dead-end job. This is an idiom that describes a job that does not offer any chance of promotion to become a manager.

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​Farming is rooted in our culture, and it is very common for people who live in the countryside to become farmers.

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​The women who cut sugarcane wear long clothes to protect their skin from the sun and bugs. They use a tool called a cutlass which is used to cut the cane.

​Farmer ​

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​Nursing is very underappreciated job in Barbados. They work long hours, are not paid enough money and people mistreat them.

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Graveyard shift is an idiom that describes ​a work shift that begins at night and finishes in the early hours of morning.

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Nurse

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Guest Services Agent ​assist guests with check in and check out, provide guest with information and accommodate guests.

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​It is a very hot and cold job which means sometimes it can be good and other times it can be bad

​Guest-Services Representative

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​Teachers in Barbados have total amount of 111 days of vacation and they do not work on weekends.

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They receive free medical insurance and they can be promoted in the job. ​

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Open Ended

Can you write two jobs that you heard about today?

Multiple Choice

What is a Dead-End Job?

• A job that does not offer any promotion

• A job that does not end

• A job that offers promotion

• A job that kills you

Multiple Choice

What is a 9 to 5?

• A job that finishes at 5 p.m. and begins at 9 a.m.

• A job in an office

• A job that begins at 9 a.m. and finishes at 5 p.m.

• A store

Multiple Choice

What does hot and cold mean?

• It is warm

• Things can be either good and bad

• Things are hot and cold at the same time

• There is uncertainty

Multiple Choice

What is the correct idiom to represent a work shift that requires you to work during the night until the morning?

• a grave shift

• a late shift

• an early shift

• A graveyard shift