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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 380: Hiring Temp Workers.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 380. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is called “Hiring Temp Workers.” “Temp” is short for temporary; this is when companies hire people for short amounts of time to do work. Let’s get started.

Bethany: I just talked to Steve about hiring replacements for Cyril, who quit last month and for Megan, who is leaving at the end of this week. Do you know what he told me? He doesn’t want to hire permanent replacements. He wants to make do with temps!

Enrique: I can see it from Steve’s perspective. The economy isn’t so good right now and maybe he’s not sure if we can afford full-time replacements.

Bethany: But how am I supposed to staff the office to cover all of the work that needs to be done