Vocabulary:

White-collar - belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers, whose jobs does not involve manual labor

Blue-collar - pertaining to wage-earning workers who wear specialized work clothing on the job

Odd Jobs - various small jobs that have to be done in someone’s home

Work From Home - Remote work; a type flexible working arrangement that allows an employee to work outside the confines of an office

Lay off - to dismiss from employment

Retrench - to reduce expenses

Questions:

1. When you were younger, what was your dream job?
2. What are the jobs you’ve tried doing?
3. Have you ever tried having a part-time job? What kind of job was it?
4. Have you ever tried doing odd jobs? What do you think about them?
5. Have you ever considered working abroad? Why or why not?
6. Do you think it is fair that white-collar jobs are paid more than blue-collar jobs? Why or why not?
7. Have you ever been laid off due to company retrenchment? How did you feel about it?
8. What is your opinion on the work from home arrangement for company employees?
9. In your opinion, what is better being employed by a company or being self-employed? Why?
10. What made you decide to do the work you do now?
11. Do you think what Mark Twain said, “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never work a day in your life” is true? Why or why not?