13.6. Read the text and choose the headings for the parts A-E. One heading is extra.
Moving up
Hard times
Getting a job
Happier times
High salary
Leaving the company
The Career Ladder
A
When Paul left school he applied for a job in the accounts department of a local engineering company. They gave him a job as a trainee. He didn’t earn very much but they gave him a lot of training, and sent him on training courses.
B
Paul worked hard at the company and his prospects looked good. After his first year he got a pay rise, and after two years he was promoted. After six years he was in charge of the accounts department with five other employees under him.
C
By the time Paul was thirty, however, he decided he wanted a fresh challenge. He was keen to work abroad, so he resigned from the company and started looking for a new job with a bigger company. After a couple of months he managed to find a job with an international company, which involved a lot of foreign travel. He was very excited about the new job and at first he really enjoyed the traveling, but…
D
After about six months, Paul started to dislike the constant moving around, and after a year he hated it; he hated living in hotels, and never really made any friends in the new company. Unfortunately his work was not satisfactory either and finally he was sacked a year later. After that, Paul found things much more difficult. He was unemployed for over a year. He had to sell his car and move out of his new house. Things were looking bad and in the end he had to accept a part-time job on a fruit and vegetable stall in a market.
E
To his surprise, Paul loved the market. He made lots of friends and enjoyed working in the open air. After two years, he took over the stall. Two years later he opened a second stall, and after ten years he had fifteen stalls. Last year Paul retired at the age of 55, a very rich man.
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