I DIG ENGLISH by Karolina Pabich: English in Pics: In the Office

Hi y'all!

I hope you're all doing well!

I know that talking about work on a weekend is like wearing pyjamas to a prom – a social suicide, but I will give it a try anyway :P.

What I do in my everyday life can be classified under freelancing. The good thing about freelancing is that no one can fire you. The bad thing about freelancing is that the only person who can motivate you in the morning is yourself. That's why there are a lot of lazy bums among freelancers ;).

y'all – you all

a prom – bal studniówka

a social suicide – śmierć towarzyska, suicide – samobójstwo

anyway – i tak, tak czy inaczej

classified under/ as –zaklasyfikowane jako

freelancing – praca na własny rachunek, bycie wolnym strzelcem

to fire – zwolnić z pracy

a lazy bum – leń, obibok

among – pośród

The closest I have ever got to having an office job was just after I graduated from university. I spent several months working for a company that specialised in market research in the pharmaceutical industry. The hours were decent – no one started work before 9 a.m. and the atmosphere was fun and relaxed. The three things I remember most from this period are: office chit-chat, the start of my YouTube addiction and eating instant noodles (in America they call them ramen noodles).

Despite not knowing as much about office work as some of you guys, I have picked a few words that go with the office theme. As always, I hope you find them interesting :).

to graduate from – ukończyć

market research – badania rynku

the pharmaceutical industry – branża farmaceutyczna

decent – przyzwoite

a period – okres

chit-chat – pogaduchy

an addiction – uzależnienie

instant noodles, ramen noodles – zupki chińskie, noodles – makaron

despite – pomimo

to go with something – pasować

a theme – tematyka, motyw przewodni

RAMEN NOODLES

SWIVEL CHAIR

You're definitely missing out on a lot fun if you work in an office and you don't have one. Swivel chairs are cool because even though you're at work, you can still feel like a little kid.

a swivel chair – krzesło obrotowe

to swivel – obracać się

to miss out on a lot of fun – omija nas dużo zabawy

WATER COOLER

FLIRTING AT THE WATER COOLER

This is where you need to go and socialise when you're new or you fancy a co-worker.

to socialise – udzielać się towarzysko

to fancy – podobać się; He fancies Kate – Podoba mu się Kate.

a co-worker – współpracownik

FILINIG TRAY


FILING TRAY

Filing trays are tricky because instead of helping you organise your documents, they introduce chaos. I know. I used to have one.

tricky – zdradzieckie ;)

to introduce – wprowadzać

I used to have one. – Kiedyś taką miałam.

PAPERWEIGHT

I have always told myself that if I ever settle down and have a serious adult office, I will buy myself a fancy paperweight. It leaves a lasting impression, doesn't it?

to settle down – ustatkować się

fancy – drogi, kosztowny

a paperweight – przycisk do papieru

lasting – trwałe

an impression – wrażenie

ALFRED AND A PAPERWEIGHT

OFFICE

CORNER OFFICE

OPEN PLAN OFFICE

While everyone dreams of landing a top management position and working in a corner office, most of us, mere mortals, work in in an open plan office.

to land – podłapać

a top management position – stanowisko wysokiego szczebla

mere mortals – zwykli śmiertelnicy

AGENDA/ PLANNER/ DIARY/ PERSONAL ORGANISER

PLANNER

There are many words in English to call a book for your appointments, to-do lists and reminders. One thing is certain: you definitely need one if you want to appear busy and important

an appointment – umówione spotkanie

a to-do list – lista zadań

a reminder – przypomnienie

certain – pewna

to appear – wydawać się

STAPLER

If not handled properly, a stapler is a very dangerous piece of equipment. Use it with caution! ;)

to handle something – obchodzić się

properly – odpowiednio

with caution – ostrożnie

POST-IT NOTES/ STICKY NOTES


POST-IT NOTES

STICKY NOTES

Use them for nice messages only.

LEGAL PAD

If you have ever wondered what those yellow American notepads are called, they're called legal pads. Traditionally, legal pads have blue horizontal lines and a margin on the left.

a notepad – notes

horizontal – poziome

a margin – margines

PAPER SHREDDER