New Employees? (2)

New Employees?

OK, so there will be some hidden costs, but those won't change the company that much.

They will mean huge changes to your job, though.

Yeah, I hope they'll make my job a lot easier!

They might. But remember, employees need to be managed.

That's true. The time you'll spend doing the things you're used to doing will also diminish.Instead you'll spend time overseeing employees.

I guess that will be a big change.

Ultimately, hiring employees is about growth. And good growth is done in a balanced and controlled way.

How do I do that?

For starters, you need to realize that growth can make some things easier.

But, it also generates problems in other areas.

I see. You mean hiring employees might make production easier, but it might make things like accounting and human resources harder. Maybe I should put some more thought into this.

That's a good idea. But, I'm not saying you can't do it. And, hiring employees is a good thing.

Because, it means the company is growing?

Exactly. Let's go celebrate your growing company with some coffee.

You're on.

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Let's take a look at two words today that can be confusing: oversee and overlook.

Do they have the same meaning?

Oh, you may think they do as both "see" and "look" have similar meanings. But these two words are actually quite different.

OK. For "oversee," we can think of a boss or supervisor in a factory who is seated at a high place watching over the workers.

And maybe even giving out commands. When someone oversees you at work, they're making sure you're doing your job right. "Supervise" is another word for oversee.

"Overlook," on the other hand, can have two different meanings. It can mean to look at something from a higher place. For example, the house overlooks the beach. So from the house, you could see the beach below.

Right. But "overlook" can also mean to miss or fail to see, as in: The detective overlooked an important clue, and the suspect was released.

Now the question is: What does the noun "oversight" mean? It can mean either supervision or an unintentional omission.

Yes, but the more common definition is an unintentional omission. So we can say: Due to the detective's oversight, the suspect was released.

Two different words with different meanings. Don't overlook them.


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diminish v.減少, 減小
/dəˈmɪnɪʃ/
to become or make something become smaller or less [= reduce]
- The threat of war diminished due to the peace talks.
- Gloria's enthusiasm for singing diminished after her defeat at the contest.

ultimately adv. 基本上, 總而言之 (通常都放在句首)
/ˈʌltəmətli/
finally, after everything else has been done or considered
- Ultimately, we'll adapt any means to promote ourselves.
ultimate adj. 終極的, 最重要的
/ˈʌltəmət/
someone's ultimate aim is their main and most important aim, that they hope to achieve in the future [= final] ultimate goal/aim/objective etc
- The ultimate goal of the protest is to fight for higher wages.

generate v. 產生, 引起[gener-字根 生產]

human resources n. 人力資源部


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