Not long ago collage graduat(es) in fields like health care,engineering,law,business administration

(could) practically (wright their own) tickets, as the saying goes, when (it) came to getting a

job.
Skilled workers (were in) such demand (in) aroaring economy (that they could) stroll up to booths 

(at) job fairs, shake few hands and maybe fill out an application, if (a) job interested (them).
If they never got a call for (an) interview that was no big deal, because other companies (were

fighting) for their services.
(On the) job, a new ethic was developing, one (that had) little to do with working hard. Struggling

to hold under (onto) their best people, companies passed out (lavish incentives) and ran

sensetively training sessions to be sure thier employees (were) content. Personal growth, job

satisfaction, (were the buzzwords).
One five years study in (the) 1990s paid for by some of America's biggest companies found a

(restless) workforth more insterested in (itself) (than) in loyalty to a paticular company.
If workholics, toiling (untill) all hours to make big money, and climbed (the) coorporate ladder,

had been the model for the 1980's, workers whd (saw) their job (as) part of (their) total life

style (were) the (norm) in the 1990's.
But how things (have) changed yet again. have you seen video of the long lines of the unemployed,

who are now jousting with fresh collage graduates for the few high-paying job (that are) open?
Have you ever heard the interviews with people who have good jobs? saying they (count themselves)

lucky?
Have you heard about the former executives (who),for minimum wages, now (flip) hambers, or greet

customers at discount stores and (thrilled for) the work?
In short, it's a buyer's market once again. Employers with jobs to fill hold the cards, you don't

hear so much about sensetively sessions (gauging) workers' level of happiness. Right now many

Americans (are) plenty happy, just to have a job.

perk :
ticket:
as the saying goes: 이런 말이 있는 것 처럼,
roaring economy: 활발한 경제,
stroll up: 이래저래 슬쩍 구경하듯이
toiling: 아주 애쓰는
climbed (the) coorporate ladder: 승진을 하다
norm: 규범
jousting: 겨루다

February 7, Day3

Business Speech - Negociation

A: Firstly the over time pay, now (that) the shop (will be) open on sundays, for (an) extra 2hours every saturday, and (the) holiday season begins not long after the induction of (the) new contracts.
The staffs is (aware that) they will have to work overtime to cover absences and (so forth).
However, they are concerned that (at) the rate it is now.
The company is going to call on full time staffs more and more to work the overtime rather than get the part time and (floating) staffs doing it.
As (it) will be much cheaper to call on the full timers, they feel that if this is going to be the case, the time is worth more than (a mere)10% more an hour. 

B: How much do they think their time is worth?
A: They think that overtime pay should be an additional 50% of their hourly rate.

B: But that is out of question! they get that rate for working public holidays.


* and so forth
* floating staffs
* mere

Meanwhile in Dallas,it's been (learned) the man who shot (at) people during rush hour on Monday (is former state trooper) in Utah, (identifed as) Brian Smith.
Sergeant Jeff (Niber in Salt Lake City who worked with him at) one point says (substance abuse ruined) his police career.
"(It's just ,, , in all honesty.. a real) shocker for (us here at the Utah Highwat Patrol).. I knew Brian personally and he was a very good person when I knew him um he was very well respected (within) his department."

Smith reportedly shot himself after this (a) standoff with police is in critical condition.