| long-serving employee | długo pracujący pracownik |
| lateral moves | ruchy boczne - in another company but on the same position |
| output | wydajność |
| run-of-the-mill employees | przeciętni pracownicy - they do their job and nothing else |
| run | mediocre (średni) |
| high-flier | a person who is ambitious - młody wilk |
| undue power | nadmierna władza |
| employment agency | agencja pracy |
| step sideways | odsuwać się na bok |
| predecessor | poprzednik |
| complacency | samozadowolenie |
| get stale | wypalić się |
| entity | jednostka |
| to foster a dynamic environment | rozwijać dynamiczne środowisko |
| perpetrator | sprawca |
| contemplate a move | zastanawiać się nad ruchem |
| a golden handshake | financial reward for long service |
| cut one's teeth | get experience - zjeść zęby na czymś |
| progress up the rungs | climb the career ladder |
| a mixed blessing | good and bad blessing |
| dog-eat-dog world | fiercely competitive |
| the slightest whiff of repetition | a tiny bit of repetition - oznaka |
| to be snapped up | to be recruited immediately |
| a track record | evidence of previous success |
| mindset | way of thinking |
| the jury's still out on sth | people haven't decided |
| a quantum leap | huge improvement |
| quick fixes | apparently simple and quick solutions (which don't succeed) |
| keep sb's heads down | concentrate on work |
| land a job | dostać pracę |
| to make a quick exit | ulotnić się |
| life in the fast lane | życie na szybkich obrotach/ w zawrotnym tempie |
| to make a quick/ fast buck (buck=a dollar) | szybko się dorobić |
| fast track channel | najkrótsza droga do czegoś |
| end up in the slow lane | zostać w tyle |
| rapid response | szybka reakcja |
| a quick catnap | szybka drzemka |
| spin-off from sth | produkt uboczny czegoś |
| to latch on sth | przyczepić się do czegoś |
| prudent | rozważny |
| blue chip companies | companies which are secure, sure to be profitable |
| golden hello | an extra payment that is given to someone for accepting a new job |
| green shoots | the 1st sign of improvement in economy that is performing badly |
| (to bleed) red ink | a situation in which a company is losing a lot of money |
| white knight | a person or organization that saves a company from financial difficulties |
| white goods | large electrical goods for the house, such as cookers and washing machines |
| stamina | wytrzymałość |
| reverse of fortune | odwrócenie się losu |
| in the long term | długoterminowo |
| rule out | wykluczyć |
| riddle | przesiewać |
| to yield better productivity | skutkować lepszą wydajnością |
| tangible effects | widoczne efekty |
| the nub of the problem | sedno problemu |
| neatly | porządnie, schludnie |
| to get a quick bite | wrzucić coś na ząb |
| to have a quick dip in the pool | dać nura do basenu |