Intermediate - Labor Dispute (C2353)

A: 小张,有点事跟你说一下。公司打算让你转成兼职。
Xiǎo Zhāng, yǒudiǎnr shì gēn nǐ shuō yīxià. gōngsī dǎsuàn ràng nǐ zhuǎn chéng jiānzhí.
Xiao Zhang, there's something I need to talk with you about. The company is planning to switch you to a part-time position.
B: 老板,你的意思是要炒了我?
lǎobǎn, nǐ de yìsi shì yào chǎo le wǒ?
Boss, do you mean that you're going to fire me?
A: 不是炒,是让你做兼职。你看,你还是有工作机会的。
bùshì chǎo, shì ràng nǐ zuò jiānzhí. nǐ kàn, nǐ háishì yǒu gōngzuò jīhuì de.
It's not firing you. It's to have you go part-time. See, you'll still have a chance to work.
B: 那之前的合同怎么办?
nà zhīqián de hétong zěnme bàn?
Then what about our previous contract?
A: 之前的合同不要了,重新签一个新的兼职合同。
zhīqián de hétong bùyào le, chóngxīn qiān yī gè xīn de jiānzhí hétong.
We don't need the old contract. We'll sign a new part-time contract.
B: 我不同意。
wǒ bù tóngyì.
I won't do it.
A: 那你想怎么样?
nà nǐ xiǎng zěnmeyàng?
Then what are you thinking?
B: 我为公司工作了八年。根据劳动法,公司应该付我八个月的补偿金。
wǒ wèi gōngsī gōngzuò le le bā nián. gēnjù láodòngfǎ, gōngsī yīnggāi fù wǒ bā gè yuè de bǔchángjīn.
I've worked for this company for 8 years. According to the labor law, the company should pay me 8 months compensation.
A: 你这个人太不讲道理了。太让我失望了。
nǐ zhè ge rén tài bù jiǎngdàolǐ le. tài ràng wǒ shīwàng le.
You not speaking sensibly. You're really disappointing me.
B: 你更让我失望。我们努力工作了八年,我们得到了什么?
nǐ gèng ràng wǒ shīwàng. wǒmen nǔlì gōngzuò le bā nián, wǒmen dédào le shénme?
You're disappointing me even more. We've worked hard here for eight years and what do we get?
A: 哼,问我要钱?我一分钱也不会给你的。
hèng, wèn wǒ yào qián? wǒ yī fēn qián yě bù huì gěi nǐ de.
Hmph, are you asking me for money? You won't get a penny from me.
B: 不给没关系,我们会去劳动仲裁的。等着瞧吧!
bù gěi méiguānxi, wǒmen huì qù láodòng zhòngcái de. děng zhe qiáo ba!
If you don't give me anything that's fine. I'm going to begin labor arbitration. Just wait and see!

Key Vocabulary

zhuǎn to turn to
兼职 jiānzhí part-time position, part-time job
chǎo to fire (from a job)
机会 jīhuì opportunity
合同 hétong contract
重新 chóngxīn to do again, redo
qiān to sign
同意 tóngyì to agree
根据 gēnjù according to
劳动法 láodòngfǎ labor law
to pay
补偿金 bǔchángjīn compensation
讲道理 jiǎngdàolǐ to speak reasonably
失望 shīwàng to be disappointed
努力 nǔlì hard-working
仲裁 zhòngcái arbitration
wèi for the sake of
之前 zhīqián before
等着瞧 děngzheqiáo to wait and see
chéng to become

Supplementary Vocabulary

劳动 láodòng labor
补偿 bǔcháng to compensate
全职 quánzhí full-time job
炒鱿鱼 chǎoyóuyú to get fired
删了 shān le deleted
婚姻法 hūnyīnfǎ marriage law
文件 wénjiàn document, file

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