Vocabulario tech de oficina: fichar, entrada/salida y jornadas

Mini-quiz de vocabulario laboral tech en España: registro horario y jornadas.
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Fichar = registrar tu hora de entrada/salida con tarjeta o app. In English: to clock in / clock out.

Entrada: cuando empiezas a trabajar. Salida: cuando terminas. Easy, right?

Horas extra: tiempo de trabajo adicional. In workplace slang: “echar horas extra” (to do overtime).

Jornada intensiva: trabajo seguido, sin pausa larga; se sale antes. Key vocabulary: “jornada intensiva/partida”.

Jornada partida: dos bloques de trabajo con pausa larga al mediodía; se sale más tarde.

Mini-diálogo: —Hoy ficho a las 9. —Yo hago horas extra. —Mañana tenemos jornada intensiva, ¡salimos antes!

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Culture note: in Spain there’s a lot of debate about working hours and work–life balance (“conciliación”). That’s why you’ll often hear “jornada intensiva/partida”.

Comprehension check:

“Fichar” significa…
registrar tu hora al entrar o salir
firmar un contrato
llamar por teléfono al jefe
“Fichar” means to record your arrival/departure time (to clock in / clock out). Don’t confuse it with “firmar” (to sign).
Remember: card/app + entering/leaving work = fichar.
Completa: ______ = cuando empiezas a trabajar; ______ = cuando terminas.
Entrada; salida
Salida; entrada
Pausa; jornada
“Entrada” is the start of work; “salida” is the end. These are basic words for talking about your work schedule.
Think: to start vs. to finish.
“Jornada intensiva” se refiere a…
trabajar seguido sin pausa larga y salir antes
trabajar solo de noche
trabajar 2 horas al día
“Jornada intensiva” means working in one continuous block without a long break; people usually leave earlier. Its opposite is “jornada partida” (with a long midday break).
Intensiva = everything in one go, without a long break.

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