B2 – Upper Intermediate
When business isn’t doing good, some companies opt to cut costs so they can still operate. In the process of doing so, they are dealt with tough decisions such as cutting back on projects and staff. Employees panic when there are issues like this going around the office.
Watch the video and find out more about when rumors travel through the office.
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Discussion Questions:
- What jobs were mentioned in the video?
- What did the workers think the meeting would be about? Why did they think so?
- Some office issues start with a rumor, how do we prevent them?
- Has your company undergone budget cuts before? What measures did they have to take?
- Talk about some rumors that spread within your company that caused some issues among the employees.
6 replies on “Budget Cuts”
What jobs were mentioned in the video?
accounting
reporter
videogeographer
detective
teacher
What did the workers think the meeting would be about? Why did they think so?
The workers think the meeting was about the budget cost. Because the accounting told Jonathan that the meeting is going to be about the budget cost.
Some office issues start with a rumor, how do we prevent them?
– Employees need to know that there will always be someone willing to listen to your concerns and answer questions.
– Give clear transparent information to everyone, mainly, when it’s times of changes.
– Take actions about rumors: the rumor doesn’t disapear only, the gerency should be corrections actions about the rumor.
– To be a leader: don’t spread rumors and always avoid criticizing others in front of the team.
Has your company undergone budget cuts before? What measures did they have to take?
Yes, actually the company is doing budget cuts about coronavirus. They did some measures: cut cost the formation, travels, taxicab and they have informed everyone that the bonus is going down for 2021.
Talk about some rumors that spread within your company that caused some issues among the employees.
My company is very transparent when the CEO know about a rumor, he give the information to everyone for clarify the situation.
Good job writing your answers to these questions about office rumors and budget cuts. Please see how you can say this sentence better using more specific words:
the gerency should be corrections actions about the rumor.
> the managers/the management should correct these kinds of actions pertaining to rumors in the office
Keep writing!
1. What jobs were mentioned in the video?
Accounting, reporter, videographer, detective and teacher.
2. What did the workers think the meeting would be about? Why did they think so?
They thought that the meeting were about budget cuts. The reason was one of worker listened to accounting person talked about it.
3. Some office issues start with a rumor, how do we prevent them?
I do not know how you prevent the office issues. Maybe, the bosses have to speak the important think in a room with closed doors.
4. Has your company undergone budget cuts before? What measures did they have to take?
From I am working in this company, they have not had to do budget cuts. I cross my finger for the situation continues in the same way.
5. Talk about some rumors that spread within your company that caused some issues among the employees.
I do not exactly remember anything about it.
Thanks for answering these questions on budget cuts. Take a look at how you can write this sentence better:
The reason was one of worker listened to accounting person talked about it.
> The reason was that one of the workers heard it from someone in accounting talked about it.
Good job. Keep it up!
What jobs were mentioned in the video? uff… many of them, reporter, videographer, teacher, … I cannot remember all of them.
What did the workers think the meeting would be about? budget cuts Why did they think so? at first one employee was said by Mark in account that there were going to be budget cuts in the company. Later, Another female employee heard other two employees talking about it.
Some office issues start with a rumor, how do we prevent them?stopping talking about things we don’t know for sure
Has your company undergone budget cuts before? yes What measures did they have to take?Eduational budget and bonus were reduced.
Talk about some rumors that spread within your company that caused some issues among the employees. At this moment, I live in a very isolated department, and we only worry about working so no rumor has come to us lately.
Thanks for writing your responses about this topic on budget cuts and office rumors. Here is a very minor correction for you:
at first one employee was said by Mark in account that there were going to be budget cuts in the company.
> At first, one employee FROM ACCOUNTING SAID that there were going to be budget cuts in the company.
Just keep at it. Cheers!