Dec 23 2023
Topic : Recognition in the Workplace and Beyond – It’s in our psychology
Rephrase
Before Correction
In the office some people just complain and kept saying complain. Of course I could understand why they are telling those. But sometimes the mood went down and gloomy. There was two teams and I was between them. They never negotiated. It was terrible.
Repharased
One challenging aspect of working in an office is navigating office politics. Some people are predisposed to simply complain all the time and create an unpleasant atmosphere. At worst, people can even create factions and argue against each other, often leaving people such as myself to be caught in the crossfires.
Vocabulary
1. ‘Challenging aspect‘ means ‘hard part’.
2. To ‘navigate‘ means to plan a route through something.
3. ‘Office politics‘ is an ironic term that describes the relationships people have in offices.
4. ‘Predisposed‘ means that someone is naturally likely to do something.
predispose : to influence someone to behave or think in a particular way or to have a particular condition
5. A ‘faction’ is a group within an organisation and is often used when talking about people fighting.
faction : a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group
6. ‘Caught in the crossfire‘ is a common phrase that means you get caught between two people fighting.
crossfire : bullets fired towards you from different directions
