Unit6ClimbingthecareerladderListeningtotheworldScriptsH=Hina;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.Part1H:Hi,I’mHina.IworkfortheBBCinLondonasaresearcher.I’velearnedalotofskillsinmyjobandI'vemadesomegoodfriendsatwork.SometimesmyjobgetstoobusyandIdon'tgetenoughtimetorelax,oreventotidymyflat.Whatdoyoudo?W1:I'manadministratorinaneconomicsdepartmentofauniversity.M1:I’manaccountant.M2:Iworkinadvertising.M3:I'mafilmmaker.M4:I'mamechanicalengineerforanenergycompanyinAustralia.W2:Iworkinanoffice.W3:I'masingingteacher.Iteachsinginglessons.M5:I'maprivateinvestigator.IrunaprivateinvestigationcompanyinGermany.M6:Iamacharityworker,soItraveltodifferentplacesintheworld.M7:Well,I'msemi-retirednow,butIworkedformanyyearsforapublishingcompany.Bookpublishing.W4:IamtheDirectorofSalesforasoftwarecompanycalledB-line.W5:I'macollegeprofessor.IteachcommunicationandjournalismatJacksonUniversity.M8:Iworkasanexpeditionleader.W6:I'mafashionphotographerandIworkforafashionagency.W7:Iworkpart-timeinamusicstore.H:Wheredoyouwork?M2:IworkinLondon.W1:It'sUniversityCollegeLondon.AlsoknownasUCL.M3:IworkfromhomeincentralLondon.M4:Iworkabouteighthours'drivefromwhereIliveinBrisbane.W2:IworkinLondon.M5:ImostlyworkinBerlin.M7:TheheadofficeisinLondon,soalthoughIworkmostlyfromhomenow,ItraveldowntoLondonmaybetwoorthreetimesamonth.W4:IworkhereintheCityofLondon.W3:IworkfromhomeandthenIalsoworkinschools.H:Whatarethebestthingsaboutyourjob?M2:Thebestthingsaboutmyjobarethedifferentpeopleer…thatImeetfromallaroundtheW6:Igettotravelandum…lotsofdifferentpeopleeverydayandeverydayisdifferent.W1:Theflexibility.M1:ThevarietyofworkthatIhave.Meetingpeoplethroughouttheday.M3:Thebestthingisthatnodayiseverreallythesame.M4:Igettobehands-onwitheverything.W2:Workingwithmycolleaguesandfriends.M8:I'vemadesomereallygoodfriendsovertheyears,fromthelocalsandnatives,andthe,thelocalcrewsIworkwith.M6:Seeingpeople'sfaceswhenyoudosomethingforthemandseeinglittlekidsum…beingveryhappyandlaughingand…Ireallylovethat.H:Andtheworstthings?W2:Theworstthingaboutmyjobisthatitcangetverystressful.W1:AsmuchasIlovemyjob,therearetimeswhenIneedtotakeworkhometomeetdeadlines.I'dsaythat's,that'sprobablytheonlybadthingIcanthinkofrightnow.M6:Whenyouseepeoplewhoareverypoorandverysadanddon'thavemuchopportunity.Andthereisnotmuchthattheycandoaboutit,thenthathurtsyoualot.wecanbM2:Theworstthingaboutmyjobisthehoursweworkethereuntil10,11o'clock.W6:Longhours.Um,it'stiringandyou're“oncall”quitealotofthetime.wecanbM3:Youneverknowwhatyou'regonnabedoingfromonedaytothenext,sosometimesit'shardtomakeplans.M4:Er,justthedistance?…beingawayfrommyfamily.M8:Youmissfamily,youmissfriends.SoIthinker?…spendingalotoftimeoutsideoftheUKcanhaveitsdisadvantages.ScriptsM=Man;W=WomanM:Thesedaysmanycompaniesmotivatetheirstaffinnewanddifferentways.Internetcompaniesareagoodexample.AtYahoothere'safreebusridetoworkfortheemployees.There'salsoadentistandahairdresserattheoffice.Andonedayamonththestaffwatchfilmstogether.Theseareallgreatideasformotivatingyourworkers.W:Well,er,Googlealsohassomeinterestingwaystomotivatestaff.Lunchisfree.Andaftersittingatyourdeskforhours,youcanhaveacheapmassageintheoffice.M:Wow.W:Anothernicelittlebonus-youcantakeyourdogtowork.M:YahooandGooglearequitefamousforthistypeofthing.Butwhatbenefitsdoothercompaniesgivetheiremployees?Well,wefoundonecompanythattakesitsemployeesonasurpriseholidayeveryyear.Thestaffgototheairportbuttheydon'tknowwheretheyareflyingto.InthepastthesetripsincludedAmsterdam,IcelandandeventheCaribbean.W:AtStarbucksemployeesgetfreecoffee,ofcourse,buttheycanalsobringtheirchildrentoM:Andthere'saphonecompanythathasapartyforthestaffonthelastFridayofeverymonth-withfreedrinks.W:Finally,averyinterestingidea:Aninsurancecompanykeepsfishinalittlerivernexttotheoffice.Theemployeesgofishingafterworkandtheytakehomeallthefishthattheycatch.M:Fantastic.W:Isn'tthatagreatidea?ScriptsP=Presenter;JS=JustinSaunders;W1=Woman1,etc.;RS=RebeccaSaundersP:TonightonTheMoneyProgram.Areyoufedupoftravelingtoworkonpackedcommutertrains?Areyoutiredofbeingsatinendlesstrafficqueues?Well,nowthere'sanalternative.MoreandmorepeoplearechoosingtoliveabroadandcommutetotheirjobsinBritainlikethis.It'scheaphousesinEuropeandbudgetflightsthatarechangingthewaywelive.We'refollowingsomeoftheluckypeoplewho'vemovedacrossthechannelbutstillearntheirlivinghere.They'reBritain'sdreamcommuters.It'stheendoftheworkingweekandJustinSaundersisheadinghome.JS:Byeeverybody.Seeyounextweekthen.W1:Seeya.P:HerunsanonlinemapcompanynearReading.JS:Igetfedupwiththetraffic.There's(There're)justsomanycarsontheroad.It…it'sbeenatiring,tiringweek,ah?…butI'm,I'mgladtobegoinghome.P:Buthishomeisalittlefurtherawaythanmost.Justin’spartofBritain'snewbreedofEurocommuters.W2:Boardingstartsatsixo'clockandthegatenumberwillbeonthescreensinDepartures.P:HefliesfromGatwicktohishouseinsouthwestFrance.AndJustin'snotalone.He'soneofagroupofcommuterswhotakethesameflighttoToulouseeveryweek.P:There'sahoteloperator,anITworker,acharitymanager,andaBTconsultant.Onlythisweekthey'vegotonemore:me.It'sstraightoff.Notimeforshoppingwiththeseguys.P:Sowhydidyoudecidetomakethismoveinthefirstplace?JS:Er,webasicallydecidedtomovetoFranceforthebetterqualityoflife.Wethought…welookedontheInternet,uh,wesawpropertiesavailablemuchcheaperthaninBritain.Wewerefedupwiththecommutingandthetraffic.P:Butwhat'sthecostofthecommute?JS:WhenIbooktheflightsearlyenough,I'mpayingsomethinglike38poundsreturn.P:Justin’slifeisinavillageinsouthwestFrance,anhour'sdrivefromToulouseAirportandover700milesfromhisHampshireoffice.JS:Honey.RS:Daddy'shome.JS:Where'sGeorgie?RS:She'sasleep.JS:She'sasleep.RS:So,howwastheflight?JS:Oh,nottoobad.Nicetobebackhome,though.P:It'smorningintheFrenchvillageofAlbas,besidetheRiverLot,andJustinSaundersseemsprettyhappy.RS:That'sthehousedownthere.Withtheterrace.Withthe…P:Theonejustherewiththeriverview.RS:Theriverview,yeah.JS:We'restillpinchingourselves.Isthisreallyreal?P:Yeah.JS:We'vejusttransformedourlifestyle.P:Well,wouldn'tyoucommutebyplaneforthis?SpeakingforcommunicationScriptsI'mamarinebiologist.Iworkmainlyintheseaandalsointhelab.Thegoodthingsaboutmyjobare?…um?…Ilikeworkingoutside.Infact,Ican'tstandsittingatadeskallday,sothisjobisperfectforme.Whatelse?IabsolutelylovetravelingandItravelalot,particularlyinSouthAmericaandAustralia.AlsoIdon'tlikeworkinginateam.Ipreferworkingalone.Andmostofmytimeisspentaloneorjustmeandnature.Um,whatelse?Onethingthat'sveryimportant:Idon'tmindgettingmyhandsdirty.That'simportantinmyworkbecauseit'saverypracticaljob.You'reworkingwithanimalsandplantlifethewholetime.AlsoI'mkeenonlearningnewthings-andyoudolearnallthetimeinthisjob.Sooverall,it'stheperfectjobforme.Icouldn'tdoanofficejobbecauseIhateworkingunderpressure.AndI'mnotverykeenonworkingforacompany.Iwanttobemyownboss.ScriptsOurbusinessiscalledTheVerySpecialCakeCompany.Ourideaistomakedeliciousbirthdaycakesforchildren.Wewanttomakeinterestingcakesshapedlikeanimalsortrainsorfaces.Infact,youcanchooseanyshapeyouwantandwe'llmakeitforyou.We'llalsomakethecakepersonal,bywritingyournameoraspecialmessageonit.Wehopetomakemoneybysellingthecakesatlocalmarkets,inshopsandontheInternet.Wedon'tneedverymuchtostartourbusiness,becausewecanmakethecakesathome.Tobesuccessful,weneedtoadvertiseinschoolsandhaveabeautifulwebsitewithlotsofcolorfulphotos.Andweplantogotomarketsandgivepeopleafreetasteofthecakes,sotheycantrythem,andthenthey'lldefinitelywanttobuythem!FurtherpracticeinlisteningScriptsConversation1M:Addison'squiteajob-hopper.Youknowwhathisnewjobis?W:Addisontoldmethreeweeksagothathewasgoingtoquithisjobinthecottonfirmandgotoworkinastoresellingbeer,butheendedupworkinginasupermarket.Q:WhatdoweknowfromtheconversationaboutAddison?Conversation2W:Bill,doyoulikeyourjob?M:Well,Iwonderwho'dhavefunworkingonanassemblylineeighthoursaday.IfIwerenotthebreadwinnerofabigfamily,IwouldworkinanofficeevenifIcouldonlygethalfofmycurrentpay.Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob?Conversation3M:What'syourfutureplan?W:Noidea.Myfather'sruinedallmydreams.HesaysIhavetoolittlesenseofeconomytobeinbusiness,toolittleimaginationtobeanartist,I'mtoofattobeanathlete,andI'mtooambitioustobeanordinarywhite-collarworker.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutherfuture?Conversation4W:Ihearyou'reworkingforanadvertisingcompany.Doyougetagoodsalaryforthisjob?M:Yes,aprettygoodsalaryforabeginner.ButIhavetoworkveryhardforwhatIget.Andthere'squitealotofovertime.Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob?Conversation5M:Whyhesitatetotakethatposition?Noteveryonecanhavetheopportunitytogetpromoted.W:Thepromotionmightmakememoremoney,andbringmeshort-termgrowth,butitwilltakemetothetopofthewrongladder.Q:Whydoesn'tthewomantaketheposition?ScriptsM:OnlytwomoresemestersMargaret,lookingforwardtotheworkingworld?W:Oh!Don'tremindme.It'safewshortmonthsaway.Idon'treallyknowwhatI'mgoingtodoafterIgraduate.M:Youmeanyouhaven'tbeenthinkingaboutjobsyet?W:No,notreally.IknowIshould,Ijustdon'tknowwheretostart.I'vehadpart-timejobsinfastfood-youknow,myjobatMcDonald's-butthisreal-jobstuffscaresmetodeath!M:Holdon.It'snotthatbad.Youneedtotakecontrol.FirstgoovertotheCareerCenter;it'sonthesecondflooroftheStudentUnion.MakeanappointmentwithMonicaGreen.She'sreallysmart,helpfulandnice.W:Gosh.ThanksJuan.Thisishelpful.CareerCenter,secondflooroftheStudentUnion,MonicaGreen-right?M:Yep!That'sright!Takeyourresumetogetitreviewed.Remindme-whatareyoustudying?W:InternationalBusiness.M:OK,prettyeasythen.ChecktheInternetforinternationalcompanieshereinSeattle.That'showIfoundmyinternshipatMicrosoftlastsummer.Infact,they'veevenofferedmeajobafterIgraduate.W:You'relucky!IwishIhadaninternshipnow-andajobwaitingformeaftergraduation.M:Don'tworry!Youjustneedaplan.Tryforaninternshipnow,searchhardforjobsand,alwayshaveanotherplan:YoucanalwaysmovebackhomewithyourparentsinSanFranciscoifyouneedto.W:Thatisagoodplan.MyparentswouldbegladtohavemebackhomeinSanFranciscoforawhile!Q1:Howdoesthewomanpreparefortheworkingworld?Q2:Howdidthemanfindhisinternship?Q3:Whatadvicedoesthemangivetothewoman?Q4:Whatdoesthemanthinkthewomanneedsmostrightnow?ScriptsIn1964,19millionwomenwereemployedintheUnitedStates.Todaytheytotal65million,workinginawidevarietyofindustriesandincreasinglypursuinghighereducation.Thenumberofworkingwomenwhohaveattendedcollegehasincreased200percentsince1970,andtheundergraduateclassof2011was57percentfemale.Yetasfaraswomenhavecome,theystillearnonaverageonly81.2percentasmuchasmenandremaininlower-endjobs.Whatarethebest-payingjobsforwomen?Usingdataontheweeklyearningsoffull-timeworkersin2010collectedbyBLS,wediscoveredthattechandhealthcareiswherethemoney'sat.Femalephysiciansandsurgeonstoppedthelist.Thesewomenearnedamedianof$1,618perweek,orabout$84,000ayear,morethananyotherprofessiontrackedbytheBLS.Maledoctorscontinuetoearnmorethanfemaledoctors,butthepaygaphasnarrowedeachyear;it’snowat29percentversus41percenttwoyearsago.Interestingly,thesecondbest-payingjobforwomenisapharmacist.Femalepharmacistsmakeamedianof$1,605perweekorabout$83,500annually,nearlyasmuchasphysiciansandsurgeonsandmorethanchiefexecutives,whichcameinatNo.3onourlist.W