1. Workplace Expectations
Chapter 8
On the Job
Lesson 8.1
Workplace Expectations

2. How to handle your first day at the job
Discover
How to handle your first day at the job
Ways you may be paid and benefits you may receive
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3. How you can expect to be treated at work
Discover
How you can expect to be treated at work

4. Why It’s Important
What you learn about the workplace will help you prepare for your first full-time job.

5. employee orientation supervisor coworkers mentor Form 1-9 Key Terms
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6. W-4 Form corporate culture wages entry-level overtime salary Key Terms
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7. Key Terms
commission
benefits
minimum wage

8. Workplace Expectations
You may wonder what being in the workplace will really be like.
What can you expect as an employee, someone who works for a person or business for pay?

9. Your First Day on the Job
Beginning a new job is an adventure like other new experiences.
It can be stressful, but you can enjoy it—especially if you’re prepared.

10. Getting Ready
Call your employer a day or two before you begin work to ask:
What time should I arrive and where should I go?
How should I dress?
What, if any, special equipment do I need to bring?
What personal information do I need to supply on my first day? ? ? ? ?

11. Q and A
What kind of personal information will my employer want me to bring on my first day?
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12. Photo ID Work permit Social Security card
Q and A
Photo ID
Work permit
Social Security card
Emergency contact information

13. What to Expect From Orientation
Companies provide orientation for new employees.
Orientation introduces you to a company and explains the company’s policies and procedures.

14. What to Expect From Orientation
At a smaller company, your supervisor may meet with you and give you the information you need.
Your supervisor is the person who assigns, checks, and evaluates your work.

15. What to Expect From Orientation
During orientation, you will meet many of your coworkers, the people you work with.

16. What to Expect From Orientation
Some companies assign a mentor to each new worker during orientation.
A mentor is an experienced coworker who can answer your questions and offer you guidance.

17. What to Expect From Orientation
You will have to complete Form I-9, which verifies that you are legally qualified to work in the United States.

18. What to Expect From Orientation
You will also complete a W-4 Form, which tells your employer the amount of money to deduct from your paycheck for taxes.

19. Getting Accustomed to a New Job
The first few days on a new job may seem overwhelming.
The secret is to be patient.
Be friendly and don’t be afraid to ask questions.

20. Getting Accustomed to a New Job
You will soon have a good sense of your employer’s corporate culture.
Corporate culture is the characteristics and customs that make a company unique.

21. Forms of Payment
The money you earn is called wages, salary, or commission.

22. Hourly Wages
Wages are a fixed amount of money paid for each hour worked.

23. Hourly Wages
Wages are the form of payment for many entry-level, or lower-level, full-time jobs.

24. Hourly Wages Many people who earn wages are also paid overtime.
They receive overtime when they work more than 40 hours a week.

25. Hourly Wages
Overtime pay is usually one and one-half times regular pay for each hour worked beyond the 40 scheduled hours.

26. Fixed Salaries
A salary is a fixed amount of money paid for a certain period of time.
Salaries are usually figured by the year and paid each month, or every two weeks.

27. Commissions Some workers are paid a commission.
The earnings of people who make a commission are based on how much they sell.

28. Kinds of Benefits
The rewards for working aren’t limited to a paycheck.
Benefits are the “extras” an employer provides in addition to pay.

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Time Off
Education
Assistance $
Retirement
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30. Your Workplace Rights You have rights in the workplace.
Under the law, your employer must respect these rights.

31. Your Workplace Rights You must be paid at least the minimum wage.
The minimum wage is the lowest hourly wage an employer can legally pay for a worker’s services.

32. Fair Treatment
Your employer cannot discriminate against you, or treat you unfairly, because of your race, age, gender, religious beliefs, or nationality.

33. Fair Treatment
Your employer cannot treat you unfairly because of your physical appearance or disability.
A disability is a condition such as a physical, mental, or behavioral impairment.

34. Fair Treatment
Many states and federal laws protect workers against unfair treatment and a hostile or offensive workplace.

35. Critical Thinking Review
What kind of person might do well at a job that earns a commission?
The type of person who would do well earning commission would be someone who is outgoing and gets along well with others, and someone with high self-esteem.
Critical Thinking Q A
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36. Critical Thinking Review
Why have anti-discrimination laws been passed?
Anti-discrimination laws have been passed because people from minority groups have been discriminated against in the past.
Critical Thinking Q A

37. Workplace Expectations
End of Chapter 8
On the Job
Lesson 8.1
Workplace Expectations