2022-12-20 00:39:36
Итак, статья про рецессию на рынке труда среди офисных работников из The Economist https://www.economist.com/business/2022/12/04…
Лексика по статье:
to shed-to lay off, to get rid of something that is not wanted or is no longer necessary
The company shed a further 250 jobs this month.
white-collar workers-people who work in offices rather than doing physical work. People who do physical work in places such as factories and mines are called blue-collar workers.
hollow out-to remove a large number of jobs from an organization or economy in order to save money
Globalisation – combined with the info-tech revolution – exerts a downward pressure on incomes, “hollowing out” middle income jobs and making it harder to climb out of low pay.
in someone's crosshairs-If you are in someone's crosshairs, they intend to catch, arrest, or stop you:
He's in the law's crosshairs now.
voracious-very keen to learn or to do something, a voracious appetite for something:
She has always had a voracious appetite for reading.
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