B1 – Intermediate
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey emailed all his employees that most of them can continue working from home for as long as they want.
A Twitter spokesperson said, “Opening offices will be our decision. When and if our employees come back, will be theirs.” Even after the coronavirus pandemic, the employees can still have the freedom to choose where they want to work.
Twitter is an online company so almost all of the employees can just converse on chats and video calls. The past few months have proven that working online is possible.
Let’s read the article below to learn more about Twitter’s decision to let their employees work at their homes forever.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2005/200515-working-at-home-1.html
Vocabulary Questions:
- Give 1-2 synonym/s of the phrase “work from home“. “Twitter has told many of it employees they can work from home forever.” Use them in your own sentences.
- What does the expression “to be in a good position” mean? “Twitter is in a good position for workers to work at home.” Make your own sentence using the phrase.
- What does the expression “to make something happen” mean? “If they want to continue to do so forever, we will make that happen.” Make your own sentence using the phrase.
Discussion Questions:
- What was your reaction towards Twitter letting their employees work from home forever?
- Do you think that this set up of working from home can still be productive for workers and the company?
- What are the advantages of working form home for the employees and the company?
- What are the disadvantages of working form home for the employees and the company?
- Given a chance, would you want to work from home for the rest of your life? Why?