Life in the modern office - 6 Minute English

Most modern offices include large spaces without internal walls dividing them up. The idea is to create a sense of togetherness, but many employees prefer having their own space. Neil and Sam talk about the ways workers find to personalise their workplace and teach you vocabulary along the way. This week’s question According to a 2021 survey by the Metro newspaper, what did British workers vote the worst thing about working in an office? a) printers not working b) people speaking too loudly c) co-workers leaving empty milk cartons in the fridge Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary hot-desking system where office workers do not have their own personal desk but use any available desk on a day-by-day basis nine-to-five work which begins at 9am and ends at 5pm - the normal Monday to Friday office working hours montage a piece of work made up by putting together several different items, often in interesting combinations sense of familiarity feeling of knowing something or someone so well that you feel close, comfortable, and relaxed around them worn out so old or damaged from continual use that it cannot be used any more hard graft (slang) hard work [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and text here: More 6 Minute English episodes: Remembering Desmond Tutu Are you afraid of numbers? Britain’s love affair with coffee Intimacy on screen Personalised diets How green is nuclear energy? Why we forget the things we learn #learnenglish #office #bbclearningenglish #hotdesking #workplace