Are you unhappy at work? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

We spend so much of our day working - how can we ensure our job doesn't make us miserable? It takes more than just money and conditions. Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
❓❓❓This week's question
According to a recent survey by Forbes magazine, what was voted the worst job in the UK? Was it:
a) a call centre worker?
b) a bartender? or,
c) a traffic warden?
Listen to the programme to hear the answer.
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Vocabulary:
✔️burnout - lack of energy or enthusiasm because of working too hard
✔️deadline - the time or date by which a particular job must be finished
✔️to be breathing down someone’s neck - (idiom) to watch someone very closely and check everything they do
✔️presenteeism - staying at work longer than usual, or going to work when you are ill, to show that you work hard and are important to your employer
✔️work-life balance - the amount of time you spend doing your job compared with the amount of time you spend relaxing with your family and doing things you enjoy
✔️win-win - a situation or result that is good for everyone involved
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VOCABULARY FORM VIDEO Are you unhappy at work? ⏲ 6 Minute English 1. Inflexible: unwilling to make even the slightest change in your attitudes, plans etc 2. Injury: a wound or damage to part of your body caused by an accident or attack 3. Burnout : lack of energy or enthusiasm because of working too hard 4. Deadline : the time or date by which a particular job must be finished 5. To be breathing down someone’s neck: (idiom) to watch someone very closely and check everything they do 6. Presenteeism : staying at work longer than usual, or going to work when you are ill, to show that you work hard and are important to your employer 7. Work-life balance : the amount of time you spend doing your job compared with the amount of time you spend relaxing with your family and doing things you enjoy 8. Win-win : a situation or result that is good for everyone involved. VIETNAM 8.19.2023 ALL THE BEST FOR YOU

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[@itsnothing2859]

Thank you Neil and Beth for today's topic. Work life balance is most important in everyone life. If we are not satisfied with our work, we should resign from there and should look for another one.😊

[@Emil..652]

I agree that

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yeah, absolutely

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[@D4.N0]

I think it's helpful to write a level of difficulty for each video.

[@shaifbillah4335]

Thank for this episode. No matter how much money we get from our job we have to ensure that we love it.

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Hi from Uzbekistan 😊 i have been listening to BBC podcast for a long time and i really believe that it pays off ❤

[@amartuvshinamarsaikhan]

Thank you for BBC learning English. The this topic was so close to my life, because most people have bad job experiences at the one time in their life. I have been facing bad job experience more than 2 times. The reason was bad salary, inflexible and presenteeism. After the my bad job experiences, I have got work-life balance.

[@niroshakeerthisinghe8639]

Good morning at 9.45 from Srilanka . when today my son was working as a permanent nurse in uk .His service is excellent at there .I have more happy his service .

[@SeylaIg]

Thank you for the video, it is very useful for learning English🎉

[@isnanisa3695]

Thank you Neil and Beth, this podcast give me much lesson. The metod from this podcast may can be apply in my study and my daily activity. To make 5 to do list a day and when I finish all of 5 as well I can rest and doing my other task or hobby😊

[@JollyJoseph-w9i]

It's an eye-opening session for everyone. It's updated about our current job and fit to outdated from.thank you BBC

[@flaviaferretti8021]

Thanks bbclearningenglish for your usual compelling and actual topics. I used to work in a very competitive enviroment-boss breathing on my neck, vicious colleagues demanding targets etc -Thanks God it's over, have myself reinvented and Happy with myself and new job. Thanks again for your lessons!

[@sijijijo6165]

Oh ...l love this program as I could learn a lot from this.I have learned an important idiom breathing down in your neck that means some is watching very closely and checking everything you do.I wish I couldn't get a Manager who is like breathing down in your neck.Also I do agree that works should be flexible and must be based upon the talent do we have.Presenteeisam is a new vocabulary for me which I never ever heard before this.

[@learnenglishgoplaces]

Another word that people often use (similar to breathing down your neck) is micromanage. A boss who micromanages employees is constantly theming them what to do.

[@ambedkarkorapati3870]

No matter how undignified their previous jobs were, Neil and Beth are candid, outspoken and frank enough to have called a spade a spade. Good traits worthy of emulation! Please keep it up

[@lka8735]

I don’t like my mother breathing down my neck when i’m studying. Once, i was intensely concentrating like in the zone and suddenly realized my mother’s face on my shoulder literally. It definitely freaked me out, her unexpected presence startled me enormously.

[@missmelis7061]

i was so sad in my job so i decided to quit on my job, it was very hard to me because i don't have another place that i can get money from it but it's still very helpful and in order to maintain my mental health.

[@diyorbekiskandarov4471]

Thanks for you Neil and Beth .I don't where at work

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Thank you BBC Learning English...🙏

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Yeah, but you don't need to pray. 😅

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[@Stairway2English]

Thanks a bunch for your efforts .

[@aldaris9577]

You're doing a wonderful job. Kudos!

[@monteio65]

In Brazil, the worst work is the call center. It"s serious, I worked with it, I'm cried. Thanks BBC, English is very good.

[@benjaminestrada8788]

Tbanks a bunch BBC. Greetings from Mexico.

[@vysakhsunilkumar]

Thankyou for this video, it would help me to improve my voccabalaries and as well as fluency in english.

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I don't know English,but this channel more helpful to me

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Thank you everything

[@Raseltaniatawha]

Thank you so much

[@whitestar1894]

One more time I am so happy du to watch your podcast and learned a collocation of brand new words from you. I wish your boss won't have breathing down on your neck😊 thank you so much

[@phattran892]

This episode is extremely appealing because it provides a lot of relevant vocabularies to the topic as well as it can be a call for me to review my enthusiasm towards my current job. Thank you so much.

[@simplyreva7205]

Hi I concur with you completely

[@OrtiqBobomurod]

I am so grateful ❤

[@angelvalladares4999]

Lovely video as usual! Thnks❤

[@stevenyeun8177]

Presenteesim: amazing word that I ever learnt. Thanks BBC Learning English

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Katta rahmat

[@tgchan]

Thank you/

[@lakmalyperera7934]

I like this program ❤ but my son also working in a calling center 😢then I feel sad

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Thank you for your efforts 😊

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[@buldhana1967]

*I'm always happy at my work.*

[@BriantheBrick]

I had a big project with a tight deadline, and my boss breathed down my neck, and then I was burnt out. I had to presenteeism, and my work-life balance was terrible. However, I have a friend who works at a great company, and her job is very flexible, but she finishes her job too, so it's a win-win for her and her company. I then quit my old job and joined my friend at her company. (This is just a made-up story. I'm fine.)

[@joyobi947]

😂😅

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Wonderful ❤️

[@dineshpriyankare2639]

The video is very helpful for me

[@rafiksalhi1917]

Thanks 😊

[@alawiahussain1331]

task based pattern is my demand at work to have a work life balance and enjoy my life and spending time with family with out being burning out.

[@ضوالقمر-ز7ذ]

Keep going don't care what others say behind you 💯 👌 ❤

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[@jf.rv1912]

I can't understand what Emma is saying 😂 She speaks really fast and it's confusing. But it doesn't matter, I'll keep working. Thanks, Neil and Beth.

[@filsteroff7007]

You need a subtitles.

[@ngananhcong9665]

I'm currently a high school student, so it's quite tricky for me to imagine my working life in the future. However, burnout has emerged in my academic life for several times and the most feasible remedy for me is reuning with my family as well as choosing a win-win on my own. It will be unfortunate if I have a supervisor breathing down my neck, but I'll make every endeavor to overcome and earn a colossal amount of money in order to have a stable life.

[@extractster]

That was perfect. I love it.

[@mariagiovanna4288]

in Brazil when we finshed high shcool we have to take a test to be accepted in public universities, which is difficult and very competitive especially for the medical course because of this many students develop disorders such as anxiety, physical and mental exhaustion and panic sydrome

[@learnenglishgoplaces]

Are public universities more competitive than private universities in Brazil?

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@@learnenglishgoplaces yes, they are more competitive...

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Lovely

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Hello! I think there is a tecniche pause error in this audio on the app. Anyway, this argument is very interesting!!

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Thank you so much ❤

[@mercegarro]

Great!! Gracias.. thanks..

[@chinhsama3481]

That is a good video, I love it and spend a lot of time for it, I hope that You are happy at work

[@luugyiiminn7881]

I hope that kind of working culture will develop as soon as possible.

[@satymov]

Nice video

[@paolobragantini2991]

Wonderful!

[@DostonKarimov-oz7vo]

I am very happy because I really like work

[@aspiringmahesh]

If there is a job with good work-life balance, great compensation, job security, the employees can contribute their best to the organisation. Ultimately, it's a win-win situation for both the employee and the employer.

[@НадіяДерен]

Cool😊

[@aamisameyavlog9555]

Each and every work has its own problems. It depends on the working environment they get. We should balance our working time and enjoyment time equally. Then everything will be ok for us.

[@matinislami7893]

the link of this episode does not working, can you check it?

[@rufy969]

beautiful video paolo

[@simpleenglishforeveryone]

• Burnout lack of energy • Deadline ultimatum • Breathing down ones neck. Watching closely • Presentism. Staying longer than usual to show you work hard • Work life balance the amount of time you do work than enjoying • Win- win situation good for everyone

[@BrianBrian-qn8sc]

Poor Neil and Beth! However, your old jobs may not be glamorous but are necessary for the functioning of society. If you didn't clean the portable toilets, nobody would have clean toilets to use, and Beth, if you didn't waitress in cafes, no one would have anything to eat!

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Hi Brian 👋

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😅😂

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Thanks BBC for allowing me to learn English and I've followed you for more than 33 years. From Mexico city, an sincerely yours: José Nicolás Segura Méndez. I began studying English with a BBC series named "Slim John" back in the 80's and 90's

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I love to sing and listen to music

[@hiennguyen-nu2xe]

It's great,

[@tammytsang3487]

Work- life balance is important for everyone or people will get burnt- out after working long hours in the office. Thank you!

[@alawiahussain1331]

I am totally agreed with you. Most companies they are breathing out in their employees and their employees are burning out. I hope this will change soon and people will have work life balance to enjoy every moments in their life.

[@hiroshii586]

Even though I'm not a worker, I've to deal with my problems at school. I've been studying at an online school for two years due to the situations in our country, Myanmar. I've got to do bags of homework and projects. Moreover, the examination is getting close. 😮‍💨

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I love the videos from BBC

[@Heswarii]

Yeah, work life balance is so important.

[@MohamedELSHAWY]

that is mazing cause they used a simple vocabulary

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Which program should we download and use to receive these podcasts? We have several versions of 6 min english in google play

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Could you please recommend which level can study 6 minutes English? Sometimes I can't understand when I don't watch subtitle.

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tuyệt vời. tks,

[@DesarrolloADE17]

Work- life balance is important for everyone.

[@هندهارون-ذ1خ]

Well work hard and Failure to achieve a work - life balance can lead to being burnout at end..breathing down my neck and presenteeism over and over again can make me feel nervous It's like I'm being watched by someone waiting for a mistake. So it doesn't about salary but it's about what job we enjoy in doing that without feeling bored.. And of course, we have to achieve a work-life balance cuz that's crucial.

[@عليمحمد-م1س3ل]

Hello!

[@wibuchua2b]

yeah

[@darkearl229]

Burnout Deadline Breathe down your neck: sm checks closely what you’re doing Presenteeism: work longer to show that you’re busy and working hard Work-life balance Win-win

[@СергейБритвин]

It's a pity that didn't tell about work-life blend. I thinkv it's important theme today

[@lilianatria2877]

I've worked as a call center consultant for many years. Maybe it is not the worst job in the world but I believe it is among the first positions. It's an awful job and it should be paid much better if we consider how annoying it is

[@paul84246]

Unfortunately, the company I work for will just throw this in the bin

[@mbgomes9565]

I loved the expression : he breathes down your neck.

[@IsfandiyorAbjalov-zy5mp]

Ohh very 👏

[@TLenin]

Is it correct to use “discuss in”.?

[@sihembouaoud8226]

In my previous job I used to have my boss breathing down my neck so I didn’t wait longer to quit

[@SheldonMeCooperAKABrian]

The word 'burnout' has been discussed in the News Review episode, 'Burnout': Jacinda Ardern Resigns.

[@karinelucena3379]

Once i've worked as a salesperson and it was a terrible experience for me considering that i should achieve the high goals and i used to spend all my day at work and at the end of the day i felt exhausted.

[@alawiahussain1331]

In my opinion, retail sector is the worst. Where employees need to work for long hours and meet shrink deadline.

[@karinelucena3379]

@@alawiahussain1331 that's terrible too. I think we should have something, maybe a physical activity, to distract our minds from the Hard work.

[@Brian-fo6ew]

What is the difference between a boss and an employer?

[@bbclearningenglish]

Often they can have the same / similar meanings, but there are some differences. A boss is generally a person, but an employer can be a person or a company. Your employer is the person or business who hires and pays you, but a boss is more involved in supervising of staff.

[@Brian-fo6ew]

@@bbclearningenglish I undersrand now! Thank you so much!

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Hello❤😊

[@emin4599]

☀️

[@lh2412]

Pliss show with subtitle

[@marzhan_zeynep]

❤

[@fpasand8644]

I'm unhappy at not having job

[@JorgeGonzalez-xb6kx]

I'm very unhappy😢

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yeah boddy 🎉❤

[@lienhuong997]

my co-workers so mean,😢😂

[@Pony_Box]

I suggest adding a new vocabulary table at the end of video.

[@Hthulovesieltsanddokieutrang]

anyone can explain for me the meaning of the phrase ''shift away from ''in the video

[@learnenglishgoplaces]

Here, it means "to move away" from, which, metaphorically means to stop thinking about things in one way and start thinking about things in another way. It's shifting, or moving, from one way of thinking to another way of thinking.