Meaning of WORK YOUR WAY UP and PASSED OVER - A Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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When you have a job,
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you're either happy with the position you have
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or you are eager to work your way up.
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When you try to work your way up
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at a company or at a business,
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it means that you start as a worker
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and you want to move up to the next level
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so that you can be in charge of people.
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Maybe you want to work your way up to being a supervisor.
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Maybe you want to work your way up to being a manager.
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But you are either content or happy with the job you have
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or you are someone who is motivated
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to work your way up.
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I'm content with the job I have.
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I have no desire to work my way up.
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At home here, doing my YouTube channel, I'm my own boss.
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At home here, working on the farm, Jen is my boss
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and at my real job as a teacher,
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I am content to just be a teacher.
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I don't need to work my way up.
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If you do want to work your way up though,
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you are always looking to get a promotion.
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A promotion is when your boss or your supervisor says,
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"We are going to give you a job
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"where you are going to be in charge of people
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"or in charge of projects."
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But if you don't get the job,
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if you don't get the promotion,
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we say that you have been passed over.
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So you might say that you have been trying at work
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to get a promotion but you keep getting passed over.
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That means that you just never get
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the promotion that you want.
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So again, when you want to work your way up at work,
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it means that you want to become a manager
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or you want to be in charge of people or projects.
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And when you get passed over, it's a sad day
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because it means you did not get that position.
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Anyways, I hope you're all hanging in there at home
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during this crazy time in the world.
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I'm Bob the Canadian and you're learning English with me.
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It's a nice Monday out here
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and I will see you tomorrow in the next video.
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