Sprache erleben - B2 - Pünktlichkeit und Zuverlässigkeit
Experience Language - B2 - Punctuality and Reliability
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Pünktlichkeit
punctuality
und
and
Zuverlässigkeit
reliability
gehören
are among
zu
to
den
the
wichtigsten
most important
Grundhaltungen
basic attitudes
im
in the
Berufsleben
professional life
–
unabhängig
regardless
vom
of the
Beruf
profession
.
Punctuality and reliability are among the most important basic attitudes in professional life – regardless of the profession.
Besonders
particularly
in
in
technischen
technical
Betrieben
companies
,
in
in
denen
which
viele
many
Arbeitsabläufe
work processes
aufeinander
on (top of) each other
abgestimmt
coordinated
sind
are
,
hat
has
das
this
direkte
direct
Auswirkungen
impacts
auf
on
das
the
ganze
entire
Team
team
.
This has a direct impact on the entire team, particularly in technical companies where many work processes are coordinated.
Wer
who
morgens
in the morning
zu
too
spät
late
zur
for the
Arbeit
work
kommt
comes
oder
or
unentschuldigt
without excuse
fehlt
absent is
,
bringt
brings
nicht
not
nur
only
sich
him-
selbst
self
,
sondern
but
oft
often
auch
also
andere
others
in
into
Schwierigkeiten
trouble
:
Maschinen
machines
stehen
stand
still
still
,
Werkstücke
workpieces
werden
will be
nicht
not
rechtzeitig
in time
fertig
finished
,
Kollegen
colleagues
müssen
have to
einspringen
step in
.
Anyone who arrives late for work in the morning or is absent without excuse not only gets into trouble for themselves but often also for others: machines stop working, workpieces are not finished on time, colleagues have to step in.
Auch
also
in
in
der
the
Berufsschule
vocational school
gilt
applies
:
Unpünktlichkeit
unpunctuality
wirkt
appears
unorganisiert
disorganized
und
and
respektlos
disrespectful
–
gegenüber
towards
Lehrkräften
teachers
,
Mitschülern
fellow students
und
and
dem
the
eigenen
own
Beruf
profession
.
The same applies in vocational school: being late appears disorganized and disrespectful – towards teachers, fellow students and one’s own profession.
Was
what
heißt
means
das
that
konkret
specifically
?
Wer
who
um
at
6:00
6:00
Uhr
o'clock
Schichtbeginn
shift start
hat
has
,
ist
is
nicht
not
um
by
6:00
six
Uhr
o'clock
im
in the
Gebäude
building
,
sondern
but
spätestens
at the latest
um
by
5:50
5:50
Uhr
o'clock
umgezogen
changed
und
and
bereit
ready
.
What does that mean specifically? A person who starts their shift at 6:00 a.m. won't be in the building by 6:00 a.m., but will be changed and ready by 5:50 a.m. at the latest.
Wer
who
krank
ill
ist
is
,
meldet
reports
sich
himself
sofort
immediately
–
am
for
besten
the best
telefonisch
by telephone
beim
to the
Betrieb
company
und
and
gegebenenfalls
as the circumstances require
auch
also
bei
to
der
the
Schule
school
.
If you are ill, please report immediately – preferably by telephone to the company and, if necessary, also to the school.
Wer
who
eine
a
Aufgabe
task
übernimmt
takes on
,
führt
carries
sie
it
sorgfältig
carefully
und
and
fristgerecht
on time
aus
out
–
auch
also
wenn
if
es
it
gerade
at the moment
stressig
stressful
ist
is
.
Whoever takes on a task carries it out carefully and on time – even if it is stressful.
Wer
who
merkt
realizes
,
dass
that
er
he
Hilfe
support
braucht
needs
,
sagt
says
rechtzeitig
in time
Bescheid
notification
–
nicht
not
erst
as recently as
,
wenn
when
es
it
zu
too
spät
late
ist
is
.
If you realize you need help, let us know in good time – not when it is too late.
Zuverlässigkeit
reliability
zeigt
does show
sich
itself
nicht
not
nur
only
in
in
der
the
Anwesenheit
attendance
,
sondern
but
auch
also
in
in
der
the
Haltung
attitude
zur
towards the
Arbeit
work
.
Reliability is not only shown in attendance but also in attitude towards work.
Mache
make
ich
I
meine
my
Aufgaben
tasks
ordentlich
properly
?
Denke
think
ich
I
mit
ahead
?
Bin
am
ich
I
ansprechbar
available
,
wenn
when
man
one
mich
me
braucht
needs
?
Do I complete my tasks properly? Do I think ahead? Am I available when needed?
Pünktlich
on time
zu
to
sein
be
heißt
means
:
Ich
I
respektiere
respect
die
the
Zeit
time
der
of the
anderen
others
.
Zuverlässig
reliable
zu
to
sein
be
heißt
means
:
Man
one
kann
can
sich
themselves
auf
on
mich
me
verlassen
rely
.
Being punctual means: I respect other people's time. Being reliable means: People can rely on me.
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Experience Language - B2 - Punctuality and Reliability
