Workplace Expressions 1 & 2- Fast & Curious

Q1 Which is a goal of a company's onboarding process for newly hired workers?

• a. rate workers
• b. help workers begin a job
• c. fire workers
• d. teach workers to surf

Q2: Which term is not used to describe the loss of a job?

• a. fired
• b. let go
• c. screened
• d. laid off

Q3: Which describes the movement from entry-level jobs to ones with more responsibility and pay?

• a. career ladder
• b. career carousel
• c. career slide
• d. career roller coaster

Q4: Which of the following is not an example of a soft skill?

• a. teamwork
• b. time management
• c. work ethic
• d. computer coding ability

Q5: Which of the following is a company doing when it is downsizing?

• a. hiring workers
• b. training workers
• c. firing workers
• d. promoting workers

Which should workers do when a supervisor asks them to “think outside the box”?

• leave the room

• be creative and original

• do nothing

• break rules and laws

Which describes a worker who says he or she will be “out of pocket” tomorrow afternoon?

• sad

• well-dressed

• available

• unavailable or absent

Which term describes gaining workers’ agreement or commitment to an idea or process?

• buy-in

• short sale

• manipulation

• sell-out

Which policy do supervisors use to encourage workers to talk to them about work concerns?

• glass door

• closed door

• open door

• steel door

Which occurs when workers create and develop business relationships with others?

• rightsizing

• networking

• scaling

• computing