Answer Key

Doing business online + e-commerce – Practice 2

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word or phrase in the correct form.
  1. In many countries,  [seasonal] work is often available on farms, orchards and vineyards and in forests.
  2. The top of the corporate carreer  [ladder] remains male, and the few women who reach it are paid significantly less than the men.
  3. You don't need to be fed up  [with] your job to be susceptible to an approach from a headhunter.
  4. Kris's boss was a classic example of  [bully] bosses, who humiliate, ostracize and try to take away a worker's power.
  5. Some companies offer to their employees unusual  [perks] such as massage, salsa classes and plastic surgery.
  6. As a leader, although it is important to  [delegate] work to others, it's important that you also leave work to do yourself. Thus people see you not as someone who is bossy, but as a hard-worker.
  7. Since I get more money at work, my husband decided to take a  [paternity] leave and look after our baby at home.
  8. I prefer a  [flexitime] scheme to a nine-to-five job. Choosing my working hours allows me to spend more time with my family and friends.
  9. I usually have to work late: I don't get paid for it, but I get a 10%  [commission] for every photocopier I sell.
  10. Martin, who had previously worked in the Marketing and Sales department, was [promoted] to Deputy Director of Amsterdam University Press in July 2007.