Learn English with The Alphabet of Idioms: The letter S

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Host: Welcome back to the podcast everyone. I’m joined today by Naseem, an IT consultant from 
Delhi and Deepa, an HR consultant from Bangore. Today we’ll be discussing the increase in the number of people moonlighting and what the future holds for companies and workers. So, Deepa, I’ll ask you first: What has created this problem?

Deepa: Well, as with many places around the world, during the pandemic, there was a big increase in the number of people working from home and also economic instability. So, at the same time, we had more people working without any supervision and people were more worried about being able to make a living. So, the increase in online moonlighting was a consequence of that situation really.

Naseem: That’s certainly what happened to me. At the time, you read about all of these companies that were *laying off * their staff and there wasn’t much you could do about it if it happened to you. So suddenly working for just one company seemed like a bad idea. I have a family to feed: three boys and a girl. I felt a lot of insecurity and was terrified of losing money, or maybe even worse, my house. So, I took two jobs.

Host: What effect did that have on you and your family?

Naseem: It gave us some comfort, financially, as I started making more money than I had before the pandemic. But I was also working very long hours each day. I saw the children every day of course, but I couldn’t spend any real time with them as I had to work from almost as soon as I got up, until late in the evening. My wife was working as well, so it was quite hard to manage everything. When the crisis was averted, we had gotten used to having the extra money, so although I cut back on my hours in both jobs, I still continued to work at both.

Host: Do you see anything wrong with doing what you are doing?

Naseem: Not at all. I’m a professional and I work hard at both jobs. My main job is in IT as you mentioned, but my second is in design. 




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Vol.118 セイさんと面接の練習


* 主人公: リーさん（日系企業への転職希望、プログラマー、大阪支店勤務希望）
* 面接官: 副社長（ベンチャー企業、アメリカ留学経験あり）


副社長:
「本日はお越しいただきありがとうございます。お名前と簡単な自己紹介をお願いします。」

リー:
「はい、リーと申します。日本語能力試験一級を取得しており、現在プログラマーとして働いております。新しいプログラミング言語の習得にも積極的で、大阪支店で貴社に貢献したいと考えております。」

副社長:
「素晴らしいですね。現在はどのようなプログラミング言語を使用されていますか？」

リー:
「主にJavaとPythonを使っていますが、C++やJavaScriptなど他の言語の習得にも意欲的です。」

副社長:
「いいですね。新しい技術への適応力は重要です。我が社は多様なバックグラウンドを持つ人材を歓迎しています。異なる文化の中での経験はありますか？」

リー:
「はい、大学時代に異文化交流のプログラムに参加した経験があり、異なる考え方を理解し、協力する大切さを学びました。」

副社長:
「私もアメリカと上海で学んだ経験があります。その経験は今の仕事に大いに役立っています。チームワークについて、あなたの強みは何だと思いますか？」

リー:
「私の穏やかな性格と人当たりの良さがチームワークにおいての強みです。メンバーの意見を尊重しつつ、円滑なコミュニケーションを心がけています。」

副社長:
「それは非常に重要な要素ですね。最後に、私たちの会社でどのように成長したいと考えていますか？」

リー:
「新しい技術を積極的に学び、チームに貢献しながら、自分自身も成長していきたいと考えています。大阪支店での経験を通じて、貴社の発展に寄与できればと思います。」

副社長:
「素晴らしいお話をありがとうございました。本日の面接は以上です。」


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Vol.118 セイさんと面接の練習

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