Pronunciation ChallengeWhy Netflix Offers Workers Unlimited Vacation

“The breaks you take from work pay you back manifold when you return because you come back with a fresher mind and newer thinking. Some of your best ideas come when you're on vacation.” - Gautam Singhania

Why am I not working at Netflix already?! You’re telling me I can take vacation whenever and however much I want?! Yes, there are definitely pros and cons to everything but I would say there have to be more pros when it comes to vacation, am I right?! Hi everyone, it’s Hubert with Pronunciation Challenge and I just wanted to say that I believe the typical 9-5 model doesn’t always work for every industry. Of course, it matters for things like travel, transportation, and hospitals. Generally, things that need to be on time. However, when it comes to creativity, that’s where you can be more flexible. Have you ever tried taking a walk when you were stressed out and came up with a great idea as you were taking that walk? That’s because your mind is stress- free and not distracted. Netflix approaches this philosophy in the same way. Netflix is all about innovation (new ideas) and how to develop more of it! It’s a really interesting video and I’m excited for you guys to watch it.


Today’s featured sentence:
“And so we really focus on inspiring... inspiring our people and having it be very open and collaborative, and from that, you get amazing technical innovation and you get amazing content innovation.”
所以我們著重在鼓舞我們的員工，並讓工作環境非常開放和協調，由此可以獲得驚艷的技術創新和驚艷的內容創新。

I’ll say that again.

“And so we really focus on inspiring... inspiring our people and having it be very open and collaborative, and from that, you get amazing technical innovation and you get amazing content innovation.”

Ok, now time for the Pronunciation Tips.

First word.
Inspiring (in·spai·ur·uhng)
Four syllables.
“In” is simply the word, “in”. “Spai” sounds like the word “spy”, like James Bond. “Ur” has the typical “e r” sound and we end with the “ing” sound. Inspiring.

Next word.
Collaborative (kuh·la·br·uh·tiv) /kəˈlæb.ɚ.ə.t̬ɪv/
Five syllables.
“Kuh” has a short “u” sound. “La”, this one needs no explanation. “BR” has your typical “e r” sound, “uh” has a short “u” sound and “tiv” sounds like give but with a “T” in front. Collaborative.

And our last one for pronunciation would be:
Innovation (i·nuh·vay·shn)
Four syllables.
“i” has a short “i” sound, nuh has a short “u” sound, “vay” sounds like “say” but with a “v” and “shn” is your typical “t i o n” sound. “Shun”. Innovation



Moving onto Vocabulary!

The first word is:
1. Inspiring
Definition
encouraging, or making you feel you want to do something
Used in a sentence you could say,
“She was an inspiring example to her followers.”

Next word,
2. Collaborative
Definition
involving two or more people working together for a special purpose
Used in a sentence you could say,
“The presentation was a collaborative effort by all the children in the class.”


And lastly,
3. Innovation
Definition:
(the use of) a new idea or method
Used in a sentence you can say:
““Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Outro
Would this system even work in Asia? I have my doubts but perhaps some of you listeners have access to unlimited vacation as well? If so, do let me know where I can apply! Isn’t there an overtime culture in some parts of Asia? I heard that even though you’re supposed to get off at a certain time, you don’t leave unless the boss leaves in order to “look” like you’re a hard worker. I have my opinion about that but I’ll just keep it to myself. Growing up in Canada, we do things differently and there are some customs that I’ll never get accustomed to living overseas. I’m not saying which country is right or wrong. I’m just saying they’re different. Here’s a popular idiom for you guys. “Different strokes for different folks.” It means different things appeal to different people.
Alright cool, it’s about time for me to head out so get your recordings in people and make sure you hook a brother up with a Netflix job! Just don’t tell my boss at my current job. See ya!

And so we really focus on inspiring... inspiring our people and having it be very open and collaborative, and from that, you get amazing technical innovation and you get amazing content innovation.

Day 2

practice from Taiwan ~

And so we really focus on inspiring... inspiring our people and having it be very open and collaborative, and from that, you get amazing technical innovation and you get amazing content innovation.