Places To Work And Study

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As far as I am concerned

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I think

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It is worth mentioning that

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I should say that

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It is vitally imperative that everyone (should) work in a relaxing place.

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It is important

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To explicate what I just said

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Explain

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Raise the employees 's morale

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the level of confidence and positive feelings that people have, especially people who work together, who belong to the same team etcA win is always good for morale.low/high moralelow staff morale

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Increase job satisfaction

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job satisfaction (=enjoyment of your job)In general, job satisfaction among farm workers is extraordinarily high.

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Boost productivity

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to increase or improve something and make it more successfulThe new resort area has boosted tourism.

productivity:

noun [uncountable]the rate at which goods are produced, and the amount produced, especially in relation to the work, time, and money needed to produce themincrease/improve/raise productivityways of increasing productivityhigh productivity levels in manufacturing

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Foster concentration

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to help a skill, feeling, idea etc develop over a period of time SYN encourage, promoteThe bishop helped foster the sense of a community embracing all classes.

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Minimize distraction

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to reduce something that is difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant to the smallest possible amount or degree

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Save some time

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It save some time.

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Retain more information

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to remember informationI find it very difficult to retain facts.

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The more focused you are, the more information you can take in

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Take in: learn

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Neat, tidy, reticent, noiseless and tranquil

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Neat: adjective1 TIDY tidy and carefully arrangedneat handwritingHis clothes were always neat and clean.Everything in the house was neat and tidy.She arranged the books in a nice neat pile.

reticent:adjective unwilling to talk about what you feel or what you know SYN reserved, quiet, noiselessreticent aboutShe’s strangely reticent about her son.

tranquil: adjectivepleasantly calm, quiet, and peacefula small tranquil village

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Dedicate attention to co-operation

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Pay attention to teamwork

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Staff have autonomy

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autonomy:noun [uncountable]1. freedom that a place or an organization has to govern or control itself SYN independencecampaigners who want greater autonomy for Corsica

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Foster an atmosphere of open communication among workers.

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Workers and manager can easily speak each other.

A good working environment is a place which fosters an atmosphere of open communication among workers.

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Evoke a sense of community in the whole organization.

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Evoke: verb [transitive]to produce a strong feeling or memory in someoneThe photographs evoked strong memories of our holidays in France.His appearance is bound (ناگزیر) to evoke sympathy. همدردیHer speech evoked a hostile response.

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Employees are given frequent and constructive feedback .

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constructive: adjectiveuseful and helpful, or likely to produce good resultsThe meeting was very constructive.We welcome any constructive criticism.

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Office problems

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Related to place to work

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My top five pet peeves

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یک چیز آزار دهنده شخصی

What is your biggest pet peeve?

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I can't stand it when colleagues

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Stand: informal

to be able to accept or deal well with a difficult situation SYN toleratecan/could stand somethingI couldn’t stand the thought of leaving Danielle.I’ve had about as much as I can stand of your arguing!I don’t know if I can stand the waiting any longer.

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Create a paper jam in the photocopier and leave others to put it right

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Jam

Noun[countable] a situation in which a machine does not work because something is stopping a part from movingIt caused a jam in the printer.

Put right

اوضاع را درست کردن سروسامان دادن

He has a chance to put things right by admitting(اعتراف کردن) a mistake was made.

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Are always absent when the work piles up and things are really hectic.

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Absent: ab‧sent1 /ˈæbsənt/ ●●● W2 adjective1 not at work, school, a meeting etc, because you are sick or decide not to go OPP presentabsent fromstudents who are regularly absent from school.

piles up: phrasal verb1 to increase in quantity or amount, in a way that is difficult to manageIt wasn’t long before the debts were piling up.The traffic starts piling up around this time.The work has a tendency (تمایل )to pile up if I’m not careful.

Hectic: hec‧tic /ˈhektɪk/ adjective1 very busy or full of activityI’ve had a pretty hectic day.a hectic social life.

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Neglect their own work, but poke their noses into other people's business.

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Neglect: ne‧glect1 /nɪˈɡlekt/ ●●○ verb [transitive] ignore2 to pay too little attention to somethingMany of these ideas have been neglected by modern historians.The police officer was accused of neglecting his duty (=not doing everything he should).

poke your nose into somethinginformal to take an interest or get involved in someone else’s private affairs, in a way that annoys them I’m sick of your mother poking her nose into our marriage.

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Fail to provide handover instructions when they go away on holiday.

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A handover is a document written by an employee who is leaving their role (either permanently, or temporarily). It's designed to help whoever is taking on their day-to-day tasks get-to-grips with them, and understand their duties.

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Constantly hum, whistle, giggle uncontrollably, sniff, etc. right next to me!

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hum: hum1 /hʌm/ ●○○ verb (hummed, humming)1 [intransitive, transitive] to sing a tune by making a continuous sound with your lips closedhum to yourselfTony was humming to himself as he drove along.He began to hum a tune.

whistle: whis‧tle1 /ˈwɪsəl/ ●●○ verb1 HIGH SOUND [intransitive, transitive] to make a high or musical sound by blowing air out through your lipsAdam whistled happily on his way to work.I heard this song on the radio and I’ve been whistling it all day.He whistled a tune as he strolled down the corridor.

giggle: gig‧gle1 /ˈɡɪɡəl/ ●○○ (giggled, giggling) verb [intransitive]to laugh quickly, quietly, and in a high voice, because something is funny or because you are nervous or embarrassed

If you can’t stop giggling you’ll have to leave the room.

sniff: sniff1 /snɪf/ ●●○ verb1 [intransitive] to breathe air into your nose noisily, for example when you are crying or have a coldMargaret sniffed miserably and nodded.Stop sniffing and blow your nose.

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Staff dispute

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Argument

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Would you intervene at once to resolve the problem?

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intervene: in‧ter‧vene /ˌɪntəˈviːn $ -tər-/ ●●○ AWL verb1 [intransitive] to become involved in an argument, fight, or other difficult situation in order to change what happensintervene inThe police don’t usually like to intervene in disputes between husbands and wives.The army will have to intervene to prevent further(بیشتر) fighting.

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This would be proactive and a positive way to tackle the problem.

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tackle: tack‧le1 /ˈtækəl/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb1 [transitive] to try to deal with a difficult problemThere is more than one way to tackle the problem.It took twelve fire engines to tackle the blaze.

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But is there a risk of blowing it up out of all proportion

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out of (all) proportiontoo big, great, or strong in relation to somethingout of (all) proportion to/with The fear of violent crime has now risen out of all proportion to the actual risk.get/blow something out of proportion (=treat something as more serious than it really is) Aren’t you getting things rather out of proportion? The whole issue has been blown out of all proportion.