Situational conversations

Dialogue one what is your salary at present

A: what was your salary last year?

B: 100000 Yuan per year.

A: what is your salary at present?

B: My bosses promise me 110000 Yuan, raises will be given after 3 months’ pervasion according to my performance.

A: Quite reasonable.

Dialogue two did you get bonus this year

A: Did you get bonus this year?

B: Yes, got the equivalent of 3 months salary.

A: It’s quite amazing that you received so much.

B: If you have an idea of how many hours of overtime I have done, you wouldn’t say so.

Dialogue three do you have position compensation?

A: How much was the average increase of annual salary in your new company last year?

B: 10%.

A：How about the compensation and benefits?

B: Better than my old job.

A: Do you have position compensation?

B: Yes, but I never received it.

Dialogue four employee expenses area the largest cost

A: I was told that employee expenses area the largest cost of doing business in western companies like yours.

B: Exactly, western salaries and benefits usually constitute at least 50% of company expenses.

A: How can that be?

B: You know, for each employee the company has to pay a basic salary, make contributions for patient plans, medical plans, and pays for office space and furniture and things like that.

A: These things could cost quite a lot.

B: Besides, the company has to cover the cost of other benefits such as paid vacations and sick days.

A: I see, so running a company is not an easy job in itself.