Across
- 1. In one year, there were nine million questionable requests for sick _____ from the doctor. (plural!)
- 7. Is David Bolchover’s experience a _____ occurrence? Well maybe, but only in the sense that he was allowed to stay at home to not work.
- 8. The photocopier is s a bit temperamental. It has a tendency to jam if you don’t treat it with _____. (three words without spaces)
- 9. There’s a conspiracy of silence over workplace slacking: workers have no _____ interest in saying they do nothing, while businesses want to maintain their image of being highly efficient.
- 10. Bolchover argues that much of the workforce in many big companies is badly under-employed at work and backs up his arguments with a _____ of statistics.
Down
- 2. From a worker’s view, doing nothing might seem fun at first, but in the end it’s _____ and a waste of talent. (with a hyphen)
- 3. Instead of managing effectively and getting the most out of those under you, the way to _____ is by advertising yourself and networking with those above you. (phrasal verb in one word)
- 4. Just dump your stuff down here for the moment and I’ll show you the _____.
- 5. I’ve been hanging around in the coffee bar over the road for the last hour.I didn’t want to be late and, you know, first-day _____ and all that.
- 6. Two-thirds of young professionals have called in _____ because of a hangover, and on it goes.