C1DialogoCarriera3 min
Not Yet
Un colloquio di valutazione su una promozione che (ancora) non c’è.
Una conversazione tra una responsabile di team e un collaboratore. Fai attenzione a come entrambi esprimono critica e delusione senza rovinare il colloquio — e a come un no diventa un piano.
Thanks for making time, Sam. I wanted to talk to you in person about the senior role, rather than just send you an email.
Thank you for that. I take it from your tone that it is not good news.
It is not the news you were hoping for, no. We have decided not to fill the position this round. I want to be clear that this is not about the quality of your work, which has been outstanding.
Then what is it about? I have led two of the three biggest projects this year. If that is not enough, I really do not know what would be.
That is a fair question, and you should get a straight answer. The feedback from the panel was that you are outstanding at delivering, but that they have not yet seen you develop other people. A senior role here is at least half about that.
I see. Although, to be honest, nobody has ever asked me to develop anyone. I was asked to deliver, and I did.
You are right, and that is in part my fault. I kept giving you the projects where we needed someone reliable, because you were. Had I thought about your career rather than our deadlines, I would have done it differently.
So what happens now? I do not want to have the same conversation again in a year.
Neither do I. Here is what I would suggest. From next month, the two new graduates report to you. You run their onboarding, you give them feedback, and we meet every six weeks to talk about how it is going. In six months we look at the role again.
And if it goes well, is the role actually there in six months, or is that a hope?
I cannot promise the outcome, but I can promise that I will put your name forward, in writing, with evidence. Would that be a reasonable basis?
It would. I am disappointed, I will not hide that. But I would rather have a plan than a polite email.
Thank you for your time, Sam. I wanted to tell you this in person, not in an email.
Thank you. I can hear that it is not good news.
No, it is not what you hoped for. We will not fill the senior position this time. But this is not about your work. Your work has been very good.
Then what is the reason? I have led two of the three biggest projects this year. I do not know what more I can do.
That is a fair question. The panel said that you are very good at getting things done, but they have not seen you help other people to grow. In a senior role, that is at least half of the job.
I see. But nobody has ever asked me to do that. They asked me to deliver, and I did.
You are right, and that is in part my fault. I always gave you the projects where we needed someone reliable. I thought about our deadlines, not about your career.
So what happens now? I do not want the same conversation in a year.
Me neither. From next month, the two new graduates work for you. You help them start, you give them feedback, and we meet every six weeks. In six months we look at the role again.
And will the role really be there in six months?
I cannot promise the result, but I can promise that I will suggest you, in writing, with examples.
All right. I am disappointed. But I would rather have a plan than a polite email.
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Altre frasi sul tema in «La lingua in azione»: Inglese per il lavoro e la carriera
- Parole
- 346
- Frasi
- 32
- Parole per frase
- 10,8
- nel lessico
- 100 %
- livello misurato
- B1
- Tempo di lettura
- 3 min
Grammatica in questo testo
Queste forme compaiono nel testo in un uso reale. Con «Mostra la grammatica», sopra il testo, vengono evidenziate.
Had I thought about your career
Una condizione senza if, con l’ausiliare anticipato: Had I thought about your career …, I would have done it differently. L'inversione →
seen you develop other people
Dopo see + oggetto viene la forma base: seen you develop other people. Lasciare e fare: let, make →
I kept giving you
Dopo kept viene la forma in -ing: I kept giving you the projects — continuamente. Verbi con -ing →
Le parole da C1 in su in questo testo
Non le parole difficili in assoluto, ma quelle del tuo livello: tutte le 2 delle 168 parole di questo testo sono di livello C1 o superiore. Tutto il resto lo conosci già, se sei arrivato fin qui.
outcome
il risultato ottenuto
C1tone
il timbro
C1
Le liste di parole di questo testo
Le parole di questo testo si trovano in 30 liste di questo sito; il numero accanto dice quante vengono da ciascuna lista. Chi ha letto il testo ha appena avuto bisogno proprio di queste parole — e può ripassare esattamente quelle.
Domande di comprensione
5 domande sul testo. A ogni risposta compare la frase in cui si trova — una domanda la cui risposta non si ritrova nel testo non verifica niente.
1. Perché Hannah fa il colloquio di persona?
La prima battuta di Hannah.
Fai attenzione a «in person».
I wanted to talk to you in person about the senior role, rather than just send you an email
2. Che cosa è mancato a Sam secondo la commissione?
Leggi la «straight answer» di Hannah.
Fai attenzione al verbo «develop».
they have not yet seen you develop other people
3. Quale parte della responsabilità si prende Hannah?
Hannah dice «that is in part my fault».
Fai attenzione alla parola «reliable».
I kept giving you the projects where we needed someone reliable
4. Che cosa deve fare Sam dal mese prossimo?
Leggi la proposta di Hannah con «Here is what I would suggest».
Fai attenzione alla parola «graduates».
the two new graduates report to you
5. Che cosa promette Hannah, e che cosa no?
Leggi l’ultima battuta di Hannah.
Fai attenzione al doppio «promise».
I cannot promise the outcome, but I can promise that I will put your name forward