【学习笔记】懂你英语 商务英语 Level 5 Unit 1 Part 3（II）词汇 Negative Factors

When employees work long hours and have no time to relax, they may lose morale.

But low morale may be caused by other factors than stress. 【跟读】

Here are some reasons why employees may become unmotivated at work.

feeling undervalued

If someone feels undervalued, they feel that they are not valued by others. 【跟读】

When an employee has worked hard, but thinks that their efforts have been ignored, they may feel undervalued.  【填空】

It can be difficult to motivate employees who feel that the work they do doesn't matter.

conflicting values

Values are ideas that people believe are important, such as honesty.

When an employee's values are not the same as their company's or job's, conflict can occur.

If someone values honesty, they may feel uncomfortable if they need to exaggerate the truth.

【选择】-What could happen if employee feels undervalued?   -They may not be motivated to work hard.

【选择】-What are loyalty and hardwork examples of?   -Values

【选择】-Why could someone who feels undervalued lose motivation at work?    -they may think their work is unimportant

【选择】-What could happen if an employee's values are different from their company's?   -they may experience a conflict in values

task ambiguity

Task ambiguity refers to a lack of understanding about how your job should be done.

If a manager often gives her team incomplete directions, it will likely lead to ambiguity.

Unless they know what's expected of them, employees may feel they can't do their jobs well.

lack of career path  缺乏职业道路

Career path refers to opportunities for advancement within a company.

New skills and responsibilities can encourage employees to stay motivated.  【跟读】

If employees aren't given a chance to advance in their jobs, they will get tired of doing the same work every day.

【选择】-Why could task ambiguity demoralize employees?   -Employees will feel they can't do their jobs well.

【选择】Without opportunities to develop at their company, employees... will get tired of their work

【选择】If employees aren't given a chance an advance in their job, they...  will get tired of doing the same work every day.

【选择】-Why could task ambiguity demoralize employee?  -employees will feel they can't do their jobs well

【填空】If an employee has been given incomplete directions about how to do something, they won't know what's expected of them.