Have you ever noticed a colleague doing something wrong at work?
Sometimes it can be a little bit nerve-wracking to make a suggestion at work.
But it's really important that you put your ideas forward and that you're heard.
It's good to gently suggest things rather than directly telling them what to do.
Today on Office English, we'll talk about advice and suggestions.
Hello and welcome to Office English from BBC Learning English.
This is your podcast guide to the world of work.
I'm Phil.
And I'm Pippa.
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So, we've just heard from some of our Learning English colleagues about when they make suggestions at work.
What might we need to consider when making suggestions at work, Pippa?
Well, this can be a tricky area because people don't sometimes like being told how to do their job.
You do n't want to get a reputation as somebody who 's always getting involved
in other people's work and not focusing on your own work.
But also it can be helpful to help other people when you want to work with your colleagues well.
So you want to maybe think about a few different questions before you.
Give some advice at work so you might think who are you making the suggestion to so is this a really hierarchical workplace
where you would n't tell your boss your opinion or some advice and so is this a more senior person you or a more junior person
than you need to think about the hierarchy really Yes, also think about when you 're making the suggestion.