JOB (module 3 On screen B1+)

Dirty work

I’ve always been expressed by modern offices. All those skilled workers with their suits and ties and smart skirts. And I always thought that one of the perks of working in such place is that everything is so clean. But according to a recent science study, if you’re a white color office worker, you should think about asking for sick leave or even start working from home. Because your place is crawling with germs.

A team from the university of arizona discovered that the average office desktop has 400 times more bacteria than average office toilet seat! And surprisingly, women’s workstation are home to far more germs than those their male colleagues. On average, female employees have three to four times to amount of germs in their work area.

One reason why women’s desks have more bacteria is that women spend more time with small children and so are more likely to catch their germs. Another problem is that women have make-up and lotions which help to transfer the bacteria. And more women, especially if they have to work long hours, like to have a little something to eat while they are on duty. So they keep snack in their desk drawers. An ideal place to bacteria for grow. Professor Charles Gerba found that seventy-five per sent of female employees kept food in their work area. “I was really surprised how much food was in a woman’s desk. If the even a famine, that’s the first place I’ll look ”

However, before all you poor male workers run to your boss complain about your working conditions, and to threaten to go on strike unless you get a bonus for working with all that dirty women, you should know one thing: men’s wallets are the most fertile breeding grounds of all for all those nasty little oil bugs. Professor Gerba: ’Your wallet is in your back pocket when it’s nice and warm, it’s a great incubator for bacteria.’

But don’t hand in your resignation and apply for a job on a farm or at the municipal dump just yet. Before informing your employer that you’re leaving for a more hygienic occupation you should find out if anyone has done a similar study for ….collar workers involved in manual labour. It could be even dirtier than on the pig farm.

Dirty work

I’ve always been expressed by modern offices. All those skilled workers with their suits and ties and smart skirts. And I always thought that one of the perks of working in such place is that everything is so clean. But according to a recent science study, if you’re a white color office worker, you should think about asking for sick leave or even start working from home. Because your place is crawling with germs.

A team from the university of arizona discovered that the average office desktop has 400 times more bacteria than average office toilet seat! And surprisingly, women’s workstation are home to far more germs than those their male colleagues. On average, female employees have three to four times to amount of germs in their work area.

One reason why women’s desks have more bacteria is that women spend more time with small children and so are more likely to catch their germs. Another problem is that women have make-up and lotions which help to transfer the bacteria. And more women, especially if they have to work long hours, like to have a little something to eat while they are on duty. So they keep snack in their desk drawers. An ideal place to bacteria for grow. Professor Charles Gerba found that seventy-five per sent of female employees kept food in their work area. “I was really surprised how much food was in a woman’s desk. If the even a famine, that’s the first place I’ll look ”

However, before all you poor male workers run to your boss complain about your working conditions, and to threaten to go on strike unless you get a bonus for working with all that dirty women, you should know one thing: men’s wallets are the most fertile breeding grounds of all for all those nasty little oil bugs. Professor Gerba: ’Your wallet is in your back pocket when it’s nice and warm, it’s a great incubator for bacteria.’

But don’t hand in your resignation and apply for a job on a farm or at the municipal dump just yet. Before informing your employer that you’re leaving for a more hygienic occupation you should find out if anyone has done a similar study for ….collar workers involved in manual labour. It could be even dirtier than on the pig farm.

Dirty work

I’ve always been expressed by modern offices. All those skilled workers with their suits and ties and smart skirts. And I always thought that one of the perks of working in such place is that everything is so clean. But according to a recent science study, if you’re a white color office worker, you should think about asking for sick leave or even start working from home. Because your place is crawling with germs.

A team from the university of arizona discovered that the average office desktop has 400 times more bacteria than average office toilet seat! And surprisingly, women’s workstation are home to far more germs than those their male colleagues. On average, female employees have three to four times to amount of germs in their work area.

One reason why women’s desks have more bacteria is that women spend more time with small children and so are more likely to catch their germs. Another problem is that women have make-up and lotions which help to transfer the bacteria. And more women, especially if they have to work long hours, like to have a little something to eat while they are on duty. So they keep snack in their desk drawers. An ideal place to bacteria for grow. Professor Charles Gerba found that seventy-five per sent of female employees kept food in their work area. “I was really surprised how much food was in a woman’s desk. If the even a famine, that’s the first place I’ll look ”

However, before all you poor male workers run to your boss complain about your working conditions, and to threaten to go on strike unless you get a bonus for working with all that dirty women, you should know one thing: men’s wallets are the most fertile breeding grounds of all for all those nasty little oil bugs. Professor Gerba: ’Your wallet is in your back pocket when it’s nice and warm, it’s a great incubator for bacteria.’

But don’t hand in your resignation and apply for a job on a farm or at the municipal dump just yet. Before informing your employer that you’re leaving for a more hygienic occupation you should find out if anyone has done a similar study for ….collar workers involved in manual labour. It could be even dirtier than on the pig farm.

Dirty work

I’ve always been expressed by modern offices. All those skilled workers with their suits and ties and smart skirts. And I always thought that one of the perks of working in such place is that everything is so clean. But according to a recent science study, if you’re a white color office worker, you should think about asking for sick leave or even start working from home. Because your place is crawling with germs.

A team from the university of arizona discovered that the average office desktop has 400 times more bacteria than average office toilet seat! And surprisingly, women’s workstation are home to far more germs than those their male colleagues. On average, female employees have three to four times to amount of germs in their work area.

One reason why women’s desks have more bacteria is that women spend more time with small children and so are more likely to catch their germs. Another problem is that women have make-up and lotions which help to transfer the bacteria. And more women, especially if they have to work long hours, like to have a little something to eat while they are on duty. So they keep snack in their desk drawers. An ideal place to bacteria for grow. Professor Charles Gerba found that seventy-five per sent of female employees kept food in their work area. “I was really surprised how much food was in a woman’s desk. If the even a famine, that’s the first place I’ll look ”

However, before all you poor male workers run to your boss complain about your working conditions, and to threaten to go on strike unless you get a bonus for working with all that dirty women, you should know one thing: men’s wallets are the most fertile breeding grounds of all for all those nasty little oil bugs. Professor Gerba: ’Your wallet is in your back pocket when it’s nice and warm, it’s a great incubator for bacteria.’

But don’t hand in your resignation and apply for a job on a farm or at the municipal dump just yet. Before informing your employer that you’re leaving for a more hygienic occupation you should find out if anyone has done a similar study for ….collar workers involved in manual labour. It could be even dirtier than on the pig farm.

Dirty work

I’ve always been expressed by modern offices. All those skilled workers with their suits and ties and smart skirts. And I always thought that one of the perks of working in such place is that everything is so clean. But according to a recent science study, if you’re a white color office worker, you should think about asking for sick leave or even start working from home. Because your place is crawling with germs.

A team from the university of arizona discovered that the average office desktop has 400 times more bacteria than average office toilet seat! And surprisingly, women’s workstation are home to far more germs than those their male colleagues. On average, female employees have three to four times to amount of germs in their work area.

One reason why women’s desks have more bacteria is that women spend more time with small children and so are more likely to catch their germs. Another problem is that women have make-up and lotions which help to transfer the bacteria. And more women, especially if they have to work long hours, like to have a little something to eat while they are on duty. So they keep snack in their desk drawers. An ideal place to bacteria for grow. Professor Charles Gerba found that seventy-five per sent of female employees kept food in their work area. “I was really surprised how much food was in a woman’s desk. If the even a famine, that’s the first place I’ll look ”

However, before all you poor male workers run to your boss complain about your working conditions, and to threaten to go on strike unless you get a bonus for working with all that dirty women, you should know one thing: men’s wallets are the most fertile breeding grounds of all for all those nasty little oil bugs. Professor Gerba: ’Your wallet is in your back pocket when it’s nice and warm, it’s a great incubator for bacteria.’

But don’t hand in your resignation and apply for a job on a farm or at the municipal dump just yet. Before informing your employer that you’re leaving for a more hygienic occupation you should find out if anyone has done a similar study for ….collar workers involved in manual labour. It could be even dirtier than on the pig farm.

WORK UNPAID

Mr. Stetson was the richest man 1_____ town. He had made his money in the oil business and 2______

he was living on his own, he never gave money to charity. This is probably why everybody hated him.

One day he decided 3 ____a new house built in the most fashionable part of town with a fireplace in

his large living room. When the mason had finished working on the fireplace, he asked Mr. Stetson 4 _

the money he was owed. I’m afraid I can’t pay you today. You see, I don’t have the exact money,’ Mr.

Stetson said. ‘No problem, but please don’t use the fireplace 5 _you’ve paid me,’ went the answer.

The client agreed unwillingly. Four hours later the wealthy man phoned the workman, shouting, ‘My house is 6 smoke!’ ‘I told you not to use the fireplace yet,’ the mason replied. A little later he arrived 7 Mr. Stetson’s house and received his money. He immediately took a ladder, went up to the roof and took out his heaviest hammer. He simply 8 _it drop into the chimney breaking the pane of glass he had built into it.

WORK UNPAID

Mr. Stetson was the richest man 1 _town. He had made his money in the oil business and 2 __

he was living on his own, he never gave money to charity. This is probably why everybody hated him.

One day he decided 3 ____a new house built in the most fashionable part of town with a fireplace in

his large living room. When the mason had finished working on the fireplace, he asked Mr. Stetson

4 __ the money he was owed. I’m afraid I can’t pay you today. You see, I don’t have the exact money,’ Mr. Stetson said. ‘No problem, but please don’t use the fireplace 5 ____you’ve paid me,’ went the answer.

The client agreed unwillingly. Four hours later the wealthy man phoned the workman, shouting, ‘My house is 6___ smoke!’ ‘I told you not to use the fireplace yet,’ the mason replied. A little later he arrived 7 _Mr. Stetson’s house and received his money. He immediately took a ladder, went up to the roof and took out his heaviest hammer. He simply 8 ___it drop into the chimney breaking the pane of glass he had built into it.

WORK UNPAID

Mr. Stetson was the richest man 1 _town. He had made his money in the oil business and 2 __

he was living on his own, he never gave money to charity. This is probably why everybody hated him.

One day he decided 3 ____a new house built in the most fashionable part of town with a fireplace in

his large living room. When the mason had finished working on the fireplace, he asked Mr. Stetson

4 __ the money he was owed. I’m afraid I can’t pay you today. You see, I don’t have the exact money,’ Mr. Stetson said. ‘No problem, but please don’t use the fireplace 5 ____you’ve paid me,’ went the answer.

The client agreed unwillingly. Four hours later the wealthy man phoned the workman, shouting, ‘My house is 6 ___smoke!’ ‘I told you not to use the fireplace yet,’ the mason replied. A little later he arrived 7 _Mr. Stetson’s house and received his money. He immediately took a ladder, went up to the roof and took out his heaviest hammer. He simply 8 ___it drop into the chimney breaking the pane of glass he had built into it.

WORK UNPAID

Mr. Stetson was the richest man 1 _town. He had made his money in the oil business and 2 __

he was living on his own, he never gave money to charity. This is probably why everybody hated him.

One day he decided 3 ____a new house built in the most fashionable part of town with a fireplace in

his large living room. When the mason had finished working on the fireplace, he asked Mr. Stetson

4 __ the money he was owed. I’m afraid I can’t pay you today. You see, I don’t have the exact money,’ Mr. Stetson said. ‘No problem, but please don’t use the fireplace 5 ____you’ve paid me,’ went the answer.

The client agreed unwillingly. Four hours later the wealthy man phoned the workman, shouting, ‘My house is 6 ___smoke!’ ‘I told you not to use the fireplace yet,’ the mason replied. A little later he arrived 7 _Mr. Stetson’s house and received his money. He immediately took a ladder, went up to the roof and took out his heaviest hammer. He simply 8 ___it drop into the chimney breaking the pane of glass he had built into it.

WORK UNPAID

Mr. Stetson was the richest man 1 _town. He had made his money in the oil business and 2 __

he was living on his own, he never gave money to charity. This is probably why everybody hated him.

One day he decided 3 ____a new house built in the most fashionable part of town with a fireplace in

his large living room. When the mason had finished working on the fireplace, he asked Mr. Stetson

4 __ the money he was owed. I’m afraid I can’t pay you today. You see, I don’t have the exact money,’ Mr. Stetson said. ‘No problem, but please don’t use the fireplace 5 ____you’ve paid me,’ went the answer.

The client agreed unwillingly. Four hours later the wealthy man phoned the workman, shouting, ‘My house is 6 ___smoke!’ ‘I told you not to use the fireplace yet,’ the mason replied. A little later he arrived 7 _Mr. Stetson’s house and received his money. He immediately took a ladder, went up to the roof and took out his heaviest hammer. He simply 8 ___it drop into the chimney breaking the pane of glass he had built into it.

WORK UNPAID

Mr. Stetson was the richest man 1 _town. He had made his money in the oil business and 2 __

he was living on his own, he never gave money to charity. This is probably why everybody hated him.

One day he decided 3 ____a new house built in the most fashionable part of town with a fireplace in

his large living room. When the mason had finished working on the fireplace, he asked Mr. Stetson

4 __ the money he was owed. I’m afraid I can’t pay you today. You see, I don’t have the exact money,’ Mr. Stetson said. ‘No problem, but please don’t use the fireplace 5 ____you’ve paid me,’ went the answer.

The client agreed unwillingly. Four hours later the wealthy man phoned the workman, shouting, ‘My house is 6 ___smoke!’ ‘I told you not to use the fireplace yet,’ the mason replied. A little later he arrived 7 _Mr. Stetson’s house and received his money. He immediately took a ladder, went up to the roof and took out his heaviest hammer. He simply 8 ___it drop into the chimney breaking the pane of glass he had built into it.

WORK UNPAID

Mr. Stetson was the richest man 1 _town. He had made his money in the oil business and 2 __

he was living on his own, he never gave money to charity. This is probably why everybody hated him.

One day he decided 3 ____a new house built in the most fashionable part of town with a fireplace in

his large living room. When the mason had finished working on the fireplace, he asked Mr. Stetson

4 __ the money he was owed. I’m afraid I can’t pay you today. You see, I don’t have the exact money,’ Mr. Stetson said. ‘No problem, but please don’t use the fireplace 5 ____you’ve paid me,’ went the answer.

The client agreed unwillingly. Four hours later the wealthy man phoned the workman, shouting, ‘My house is 6 ___smoke!’ ‘I told you not to use the fireplace yet,’ the mason replied. A little later he arrived 7 _Mr. Stetson’s house and received his money. He immediately took a ladder, went up to the roof and took out his heaviest hammer. He simply 8 ___it drop into the chimney breaking the pane of glass he had built into it.

WORK UNPAID

Mr. Stetson was the richest man 1 _town. He had made his money in the oil business and 2 __

he was living on his own, he never gave money to charity. This is probably why everybody hated him.

One day he decided 3 ____a new house built in the most fashionable part of town with a fireplace in

his large living room. When the mason had finished working on the fireplace, he asked Mr. Stetson

4 __ the money he was owed. I’m afraid I can’t pay you today. You see, I don’t have the exact money,’ Mr. Stetson said. ‘No problem, but please don’t use the fireplace 5 ____you’ve paid me,’ went the answer.

The client agreed unwillingly. Four hours later the wealthy man phoned the workman, shouting, ‘My house is 6 ___smoke!’ ‘I told you not to use the fireplace yet,’ the mason replied. A little later he arrived 7 _Mr. Stetson’s house and received his money. He immediately took a ladder, went up to the roof and took out his heaviest hammer. He simply 8 ___it drop into the chimney breaking the pane of glass he had built into it.

Yes - I love my job

There has been a large increase in the amount oif attention companies are giving to happiness of their employees. Research has shown that happy employees affect the productivity of the company. 1_____

The big question is how to put this knowledge into practice and creat better and happier workplace.

Big companies like Google and Pixar have made the headlines with their extreme approaches to improving the physical aspect of the workplace. 2_____ One famous meeting room is shaped like an egg, with the interior covered completely in whiteboard material so that people can write all over the walls, floor and celling! Pixar famously allows its employees to travel around the office on rollerblades for speed and fun.

As well as making the office a more fun place to work, employers are using other methods to encourage positive thinking among their workers. It is now accepted that yearly appraisals should focus on a positive rather then the negative aspects of the employee’s performance and more should be done to use the person’s strengths tj help the workforce than to try to improve weakness. 3____. one company actuallky starts meeting with two-minutes activity where people tell each other what they are most proud of having done that day.

To improve staff morale companies are also encouraged to hire people who are naturally happy, not grumpy or negative. Happiness is contagious but unhappiness is even more so. 4___. if, during their probation month, they fsnd that they are not completely happy working for the company, they are given a large amount of money to quit! This ensures that only truly content workers stay with the compaty.

Many people still believe that work and happiness do not go together. However, these new apporoaches make a lot of business sense and may result in more people actually looking forward to going to work.

Yes - I love my job

There has been a large increase in the amount oif attention companies are giving to happiness of their employees. Research has shown that happy employees affect the productivity of the company. 1_____

The big question is how to put this knowledge into practice and creat better and happier workplace.

Big companies like Google and Pixar have made the headlines with their extreme approaches to improving the physical aspect of the workplace. 2_____ One famous meeting room is shaped like an egg, with the interior covered completely in whiteboard material so that people can write all over the walls, floor and celling! Pixar famously allows its employees to travel around the office on rollerblades for speed and fun.

As well as making the office a more fun place to work, employers are using other methods to encourage positive thinking among their workers. It is now accepted that yearly appraisals should focus on a positive rather then the negative aspects of the employee’s performance and more should be done to use the person’s strengths tj help the workforce than to try to improve weakness. 3____. one company actuallky starts meeting with two-minutes activity where people tell each other what they are most proud of having done that day.

To improve staff morale companies are also encouraged to hire people who are naturally happy, not grumpy or negative. Happiness is contagious but unhappiness is even more so. 4___. if, during their probation month, they fsnd that they are not completely happy working for the company, they are given a large amount of money to quit! This ensures that only truly content workers stay with the compaty.

Many people still believe that work and happiness do not go together. However, these new apporoaches make a lot of business sense and may result in more people actually looking forward to going to work.

Yes - I love my job

There has been a large increase in the amount oif attention companies are giving to happiness of their employees. Research has shown that happy employees affect the productivity of the company. 1_____

The big question is how to put this knowledge into practice and creat better and happier workplace.

Big companies like Google and Pixar have made the headlines with their extreme approaches to improving the physical aspect of the workplace. 2_____ One famous meeting room is shaped like an egg, with the interior covered completely in whiteboard material so that people can write all over the walls, floor and celling! Pixar famously allows its employees to travel around the office on rollerblades for speed and fun.

As well as making the office a more fun place to work, employers are using other methods to encourage positive thinking among their workers. It is now accepted that yearly appraisals should focus on a positive rather then the negative aspects of the employee’s performance and more should be done to use the person’s strengths tj help the workforce than to try to improve weakness. 3____. one company actuallky starts meeting with two-minutes activity where people tell each other what they are most proud of having done that day.

To improve staff morale companies are also encouraged to hire people who are naturally happy, not grumpy or negative. Happiness is contagious but unhappiness is even more so. 4___. if, during their probation month, they fsnd that they are not completely happy working for the company, they are given a large amount of money to quit! This ensures that only truly content workers stay with the compaty.

Many people still believe that work and happiness do not go together. However, these new apporoaches make a lot of business sense and may result in more people actually looking forward to going to work.

Yes - I love my job

There has been a large increase in the amount oif attention companies are giving to happiness of their employees. Research has shown that happy employees affect the productivity of the company. 1_____

The big question is how to put this knowledge into practice and creat better and happier workplace.

Big companies like Google and Pixar have made the headlines with their extreme approaches to improving the physical aspect of the workplace. 2_____ One famous meeting room is shaped like an egg, with the interior covered completely in whiteboard material so that people can write all over the walls, floor and celling! Pixar famously allows its employees to travel around the office on rollerblades for speed and fun.

As well as making the office a more fun place to work, employers are using other methods to encourage positive thinking among their workers. It is now accepted that yearly appraisals should focus on a positive rather then the negative aspects of the employee’s performance and more should be done to use the person’s strengths tj help the workforce than to try to improve weakness. 3____. one company actuallky starts meeting with two-minutes activity where people tell each other what they are most proud of having done that day.

To improve staff morale companies are also encouraged to hire people who are naturally happy, not grumpy or negative. Happiness is contagious but unhappiness is even more so. 4___. if, during their probation month, they fsnd that they are not completely happy working for the company, they are given a large amount of money to quit! This ensures that only truly content workers stay with the compaty.

Many people still believe that work and happiness do not go together. However, these new apporoaches make a lot of business sense and may result in more people actually looking forward to going to work.