This Is Us - Page 9

C2 Proficiency · Open Cloze · Ready for C2 Proficiency Student's Book, Macmillan

For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.

In a (0) ___ , yes. Within an organisation, a person's job title can clarify an employee's role and status. Outside of work, it is often brandished as a marker of one's self-identity, a prism through which we present ourselves to the world. (1) ___ , these titles should be chosen with care. Sadly, this is not always the (2) ___ . Many companies today are succumbing (3) ___ the temptation of job title inflation. This is the practice of levelling (4) ___ an employee's job title without increasing their responsibilities (or salary) – for instance, adding 'Senior' in front of a 'Software Engineer' position with junior requirements. On the (5) ___ of it, job title inflation might seem like a tempting way to soften the (6) ___ when you can't give an employee their desired pay rise or promotion, but it is ultimately detrimental. (7) ___ loftier titles be bestowed upon employees at random, it can breed resentment among others doing similar work. Even worse, inflated titles create undue confusion, defeating the (8) ___ of having a job title in the first place: to tell people who you are and what you do.

Do Job Titles Really Matter?

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