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A Bad Boss
A: I wonder how much longer we’ll have to put up with Dennis. He is the most incompetent boss I’ve ever worked for.
B: He’s not that bad, is he? I don’t have much contact with him.
B: Are you kidding? He’s always sleeping on the job. The other day, he was supposed to keep an eye on the supervisors visiting from Salt Lake City. Instead, I heard that he went to a baseball game and the supervisors ended up stranded at the downtown office.
B: It’s hard to believe that he’d fall down on the job like that.
B: It’s not only that. He’s always passing the buck. Every time something goes wrong at the factory, he blames everyone but himself.
B: If he’s as bad as you say he is, he must be on his way out. But, you know what they say: “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.”
A: Yeah, I know, but I’m willing to take my chances
how much longer: how much more time كم من الوقت الاضافي
put up with: tolerate يتحمل - يصبر علي
incompetent غير كفء - غير مؤهل
He is the most incompetent boss I’ve ever worked for
contact with علي علاقة بـــ - علي اتصال بـــــــ
باللغة العامية (معرفوش اوي)I don’t have much contact with him
Are you kidding? هل تمزح
sleeping on the job لا يفعل ما هو مطلوب منه (لا تعني النوم في العمل)
keep an eye on: watch يراقب - يلاحظ
ended up: resulting ينتج عنه
stranded :to left withp يرحل بدون مواصلات
fall down on the job: sleeping on the job لا يفعل ما هو مطلوب منه
It’s not only that ليس فقط ذلك
passing the buck يحمل شخص مسئولية شيء خاطيء
blames يلوم
but : except ما عدا
must be on his way out: leaving soon لابد ان يرحل قريبا
you know what they say: تعرف ما يقولونه
Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t عدو تعرفه خير من حليف لا تعرفه
take my chances: risk يجازف
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