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  • Customer
    Someone who is looking to make a purchase where you work
  • Full-time
    You are working 38 or more hours a week.
  • Employer
    The person who employs you also can be known as your boss
  • Interview
    Potential future employer will ask you questions to see if you would do the job well.
  • Maternity leave
    When a mother has a baby, she can take leave to care for it at home. Some of this leave is paid and some is unpaid.
  • Staff
    People who work
  • Bonus
    Extra amount of money that you get from your employer
  • Career
    Job
  • 2 week notice
    Unspoken rule: You should let your employer know that you will be leaving 2 weeks ahead of time.
  • Occupation
    Job
  • Retire
    After working till a certain age (typically 65), you can retire and get money from the government to live plus your own personal money you should be saving.
  • training period
    An amount of time where you learn what your job is.
  • Job shadow
    Following someone around who is doing the job that you are interested in.
  • Unpaid time off
    You do not get paid if you take personal days off
  • Resign/Quit
    You decide you no longer want to work some where.
  • Overtime
    Working extra hours. More than 40. Can get extra pay.
  • Hourly
    You get paid per hour that you work. Example: Hourly rate - $11.50 per hour
  • Clock in & Clock out
    If you get paid hourly, you typically have to go up to a device and scan you ID badge to clock in (start the timer for how long you will work) and clock out.
  • Part-time.
    You are working less than 38 hours a week. Typically 20 hours.
  • Salary
    How much money you make per year. Example: $37,000 per year. You typically get paid every month.
  • Fire
    Lost your job
  • Credit card machine
    A device that can read credit cards to make a payment
  • Application
    the sheet of paper you fill out to hand in to the employer.