B2 · 23 words
Otti asks for a pay rise
After a year in the new job Otti does more than his contract says, and it is time to talk about money. Learn to prepare a salary talk, to present your achievements and to find a compromise when your boss hesitates.
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Otti
Danke. Deshalb halte ich eine Gehaltserhöhung von zehn Prozent für angemessen. In unserer Branche verdient man durchschnittlich sogar mehr.
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Translation
Thank you. That's why I think a ten per cent pay rise is fair. On average, people in our industry even earn more.
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Otti
Darf ich verhandeln? Wie wäre ein Kompromiss: sieben Prozent und ein Bonus am Jahresende?
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Translation
May I negotiate? How about a compromise: seven per cent and a bonus at the end of the year?
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Words and Phrases
- die Verhandlung negotiation
- der Bonus bonus
- die Branche industry
- das Gehaltsgespräch salary talk
- die Anerkennung recognition
- der Aufstieg rise
- verhandeln to negotiate
- fordern to demand
- zögern to hesitate
- anerkennen to acknowledge
- nachgeben to give in
- rechtfertigen to justify
- angemessen appropriate
- üblich usual
- durchschnittlich average
- selbstbewusst self-confident
- brutto gross
- netto net
- die Gehaltserhöhung pay rise
- der Kompromiss compromise
- die Leistung performance
- das Gehalt salary
- die Chefin boss
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