In charge of + noun Verantwoordelijk voor
Responsible for + verb + -Ing Verantwoordelijk voor
Responsibility + infinitive / -ing Verantwoordelijkheid
A full- time job (someone works full-time) Een full-time job
A part-time job Een part-time job
A permanent job (permanent work) Een permanente job
A temporary job (temporary work) Een tijdelijke job
An office worker Een kantoormedewerker
A nine-to-five job Een nine-to-five job
Working hours Werkuren
Swipe card Sleutelkaart
Flexitime You can work when you want within certain limits
Shifts Clock on and clock off/ day shift and night shift
Work overtime Overwerken
To commute/ commuters Pendelen-pendelaars
Teleworking/ telecommuting/ work from home Telewerken
Satisfying/ stimulating/ fascinating/ exciting Fascinerend/ stimulerend
Dull/ boring/ uninteresting/ unstimulating Saai
Repetitive/ routine Repetitief/ routine
Tiring/ tough/hard/ demanding Vermoeiend/ lastig/ hard
Sites places
Head office/ headquarters (HQ) Hoofdkwartier
Office(s) Kantoren
Open-plan offices Open kantoren
Administration (admin) Administratie
Administrative staff/ support staff Administratieve werknemers/ ondersteunend personeel
Technical support Technisch personeel
Retirement/ to retire Pensioen
Career paths Carrière pad
Work your way up the career ladder (promotion) Opwerken op de carrière ladder (promotie)
More senior more important with greater responsibility
Demoted/ to demote moved to a less senior job
Restructured Reorganized, geherstructureerd
Leaner With fewer, more productive employees
Company hierarchy Bedrijfshiërarchie
Downsized/ delayered Verkleind/ vertraagd, with fewer management positions
Efficiency and profit Effectiviteit en winst
Outsource Example: outside companies clean the offices
In-house personnel Intern personeel
Freelancers Independent people and flexible (job insecurity)
Performance reviews Regular meetings with their manager
Casual wear Casual dresscode
Business casual Business casual
Business professional Business professioneel
Unskilled Ongeschoold
Stress-resistant Stressbestendig
To manage Regelen
To work under someone Voor iemand werken
My work involves… Mijn werk houdt iin
Graduates: have good qualifications and no work experience People who just come from university
contractors aannemers
Aerospace Ruimtevaart
, Cars (BrE) Automobiles (AmE) Auto
Computer hardware Computer hardware
Construction Constructie
Defence (BrE) Defense (AmE) Verdediging
Electronics Electronica
Food processing Voedselverwerking
Household goods Huishoudproducten
Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceutica
Steel Staal
Textiles Textile
Call centres (BrE). Call centres (AmE) Call center
Catering Catering
Computer software Computer software
Financial services Financiële service
Healthcare Gezondheidszorg
Leisure Vrije tijd
Media Media
Property (BrE) Real estate (AmE) Vastgoed
Retail retail
Telecommunication Telecommunicatie
Tourism Tourisme
Industry (industrial/ industrialize/emerging industries/ growth industries/ Industrie
light industries/ heavy industries)
Economy (diversified) Economie
Market research Marktonderzoek
Surveys bevragingen
in-person surveys Sample of a product bus expensive, persoonlijke bevraging
Telephone surveys People do not like it, telefoonbevragingen
Mail surveys Low response rate and inexpensive, mailbevragingen
Online surveys Simple and inexpensive, online bevragingen
Focus groups (moderator) Focus group
Personal interviews Persoonlijke interviews
Observations Observatie
Field trials Praktijkexperimenten
Developers Ontwikkelaars
Beta version First version (try out and identify bugs)
Computer-assisted manufacturing CAM
Computer-assisted design CAD
Researchers (laboratories) (testing, trialling, trials) Effective, industrial scale, onderzoekers
Product launch Product lancering
Rollout The process of making a product available, to test reaction
recall Design effect or design fault/ flaw
Design/ designer Ontwerper
Development/ a developer Ontwikkelaar
Innovation/ innovator Innovatie
Invention/ inventor Uitvinding
Research and Development (R&D) Onderzoek & ontwikkeling
To release uitbrengen
breakthroughs Doorbraak
Cutting edge/ leading edge None of their competitors has better products than them
State-of-the-art Using the most advanced techniques
Hi-tech low-tech Hi-tech <-> low-tech
Obsolete No longer up-to-date because they use old technology, verouderd
Future-proof Toekomst bestendig
Proprietary Information or knowledge that belongs to an individual or company
Patents Product developed using such information may be protected in law so that
others can’t copy
Under license Pay to use a design
Royalties The payments to use the design
Copyright auteursrechten
Copyright infringement Example: illegal downloading = piracy
Intellectual property The area of law relating to patents, copyright and trademarks
Maker/ manufacturer/ producer Maker
Provider/ provide/ provision Voorziener
Workshops Workshops
Hand-made Handgemaakt
Craft industry Producing cars
Labour-intensive Arbeidsintensief
Assembly line/ production line Assemblagelijn
Manufacturing plant Productie-installatie
To churn out Produceren
Industrial robots Industriële robots
Cost-effective Kosteneffectiviteit
Output Output
Productivity Productiviteit
Responsible for + verb + -Ing Verantwoordelijk voor
Responsibility + infinitive / -ing Verantwoordelijkheid
A full- time job (someone works full-time) Een full-time job
A part-time job Een part-time job
A permanent job (permanent work) Een permanente job
A temporary job (temporary work) Een tijdelijke job
An office worker Een kantoormedewerker
A nine-to-five job Een nine-to-five job
Working hours Werkuren
Swipe card Sleutelkaart
Flexitime You can work when you want within certain limits
Shifts Clock on and clock off/ day shift and night shift
Work overtime Overwerken
To commute/ commuters Pendelen-pendelaars
Teleworking/ telecommuting/ work from home Telewerken
Satisfying/ stimulating/ fascinating/ exciting Fascinerend/ stimulerend
Dull/ boring/ uninteresting/ unstimulating Saai
Repetitive/ routine Repetitief/ routine
Tiring/ tough/hard/ demanding Vermoeiend/ lastig/ hard
Sites places
Head office/ headquarters (HQ) Hoofdkwartier
Office(s) Kantoren
Open-plan offices Open kantoren
Administration (admin) Administratie
Administrative staff/ support staff Administratieve werknemers/ ondersteunend personeel
Technical support Technisch personeel
Retirement/ to retire Pensioen
Career paths Carrière pad
Work your way up the career ladder (promotion) Opwerken op de carrière ladder (promotie)
More senior more important with greater responsibility
Demoted/ to demote moved to a less senior job
Restructured Reorganized, geherstructureerd
Leaner With fewer, more productive employees
Company hierarchy Bedrijfshiërarchie
Downsized/ delayered Verkleind/ vertraagd, with fewer management positions
Efficiency and profit Effectiviteit en winst
Outsource Example: outside companies clean the offices
In-house personnel Intern personeel
Freelancers Independent people and flexible (job insecurity)
Performance reviews Regular meetings with their manager
Casual wear Casual dresscode
Business casual Business casual
Business professional Business professioneel
Unskilled Ongeschoold
Stress-resistant Stressbestendig
To manage Regelen
To work under someone Voor iemand werken
My work involves… Mijn werk houdt iin
Graduates: have good qualifications and no work experience People who just come from university
contractors aannemers
Aerospace Ruimtevaart
, Cars (BrE) Automobiles (AmE) Auto
Computer hardware Computer hardware
Construction Constructie
Defence (BrE) Defense (AmE) Verdediging
Electronics Electronica
Food processing Voedselverwerking
Household goods Huishoudproducten
Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceutica
Steel Staal
Textiles Textile
Call centres (BrE). Call centres (AmE) Call center
Catering Catering
Computer software Computer software
Financial services Financiële service
Healthcare Gezondheidszorg
Leisure Vrije tijd
Media Media
Property (BrE) Real estate (AmE) Vastgoed
Retail retail
Telecommunication Telecommunicatie
Tourism Tourisme
Industry (industrial/ industrialize/emerging industries/ growth industries/ Industrie
light industries/ heavy industries)
Economy (diversified) Economie
Market research Marktonderzoek
Surveys bevragingen
in-person surveys Sample of a product bus expensive, persoonlijke bevraging
Telephone surveys People do not like it, telefoonbevragingen
Mail surveys Low response rate and inexpensive, mailbevragingen
Online surveys Simple and inexpensive, online bevragingen
Focus groups (moderator) Focus group
Personal interviews Persoonlijke interviews
Observations Observatie
Field trials Praktijkexperimenten
Developers Ontwikkelaars
Beta version First version (try out and identify bugs)
Computer-assisted manufacturing CAM
Computer-assisted design CAD
Researchers (laboratories) (testing, trialling, trials) Effective, industrial scale, onderzoekers
Product launch Product lancering
Rollout The process of making a product available, to test reaction
recall Design effect or design fault/ flaw
Design/ designer Ontwerper
Development/ a developer Ontwikkelaar
Innovation/ innovator Innovatie
Invention/ inventor Uitvinding
Research and Development (R&D) Onderzoek & ontwikkeling
To release uitbrengen
breakthroughs Doorbraak
Cutting edge/ leading edge None of their competitors has better products than them
State-of-the-art Using the most advanced techniques
Hi-tech low-tech Hi-tech <-> low-tech
Obsolete No longer up-to-date because they use old technology, verouderd
Future-proof Toekomst bestendig
Proprietary Information or knowledge that belongs to an individual or company
Patents Product developed using such information may be protected in law so that
others can’t copy
Under license Pay to use a design
Royalties The payments to use the design
Copyright auteursrechten
Copyright infringement Example: illegal downloading = piracy
Intellectual property The area of law relating to patents, copyright and trademarks
Maker/ manufacturer/ producer Maker
Provider/ provide/ provision Voorziener
Workshops Workshops
Hand-made Handgemaakt
Craft industry Producing cars
Labour-intensive Arbeidsintensief
Assembly line/ production line Assemblagelijn
Manufacturing plant Productie-installatie
To churn out Produceren
Industrial robots Industriële robots
Cost-effective Kosteneffectiviteit
Output Output
Productivity Productiviteit
