Situation · Start a Job and Communicate at Work
Start a job and communicate at work
Seven chapters that follow your first month as asistente comercial at Importadora del Oriente SRL.
7 chapters · about 84 min of practice
The route
7 chapters, in order
From the first step to the last, in the order you will live them.
Where you start
You walk the door-to-office greeting round on day oneGreet the whole office door to office on day one, join the team WhatsApp group and its pinned rules, confirm your first task from Ing. Roberto Camacho in writing, ask teammate Vero for help when the system won’t cooperate, send an unprompted daily update, own a wrong delivery date the right way, and ask for ten minutes of one-month feedback.
Start with the morning itself: don Hugo at the portería, doña Rosario at recepción, Vero’s full office tour, and a brief formal beat with the gerente, the individual, every-morning greeting habit that keeps a new hire from reading cold within a week.
First-day greetings← You are here
Start chapter 1Where you arrive
You ask for feedback and step into a new responsibilityOne month in, ask Ing. Camacho for ten minutes: receive honest feedback, take on the zona norte follow-up with two clarifying questions and the written-confirmation reflex, and accept the register invitation that means you’ve arrived.
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Field notes
What this situation tells you about Bolivia
Its chapters hold 28 field notes. Here are 3 of them.
The building knows you before the org chart does, the portero at the door is the very first greeting of your working life here, not a formality to skip.
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Sorting a morning's traffic before typing anything is exactly the new-hire habit that locals notice, most messages in a Bolivian work group need nothing at all from you.
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Long voice notes are the norm in Bolivian work WhatsApp; the professional move is summarising them back in text, the summary becomes the record.
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Work & Do Business in Bolivia
The other situations of this goal
- Explain Your Work or Business SituationDescribe why you’re in Bolivia professionally and what work or business you’re exploring, your background, role, sector, and what you’re looking for.
- Open a bank accountAsk safe questions at the bank, understand basic conditions, use cards/apps/QR, pay rent or services, and report problems.
- Professional Introductions and NetworkingMeet people professionally and build a local network, introductions at coworking spaces, events, and business lunches, plus warm follow-ups.
- Look for Work and Talk to EmployersCommunicate with employers and recruiters about opportunities, asking about openings, explaining experience, and clarifying schedule and next steps.
- Meetings, Calls, and PresentationsTake part in professional meetings and present ideas clearly, scheduling, opening a call, sharing a short update, and confirming action items.
- Work with Clients, Suppliers, and PartnersRequest information, compare offers, and coordinate deliverables, quotes, what’s included, deadlines, changes, and professional follow-up.
- Ask About Company, Tax, and Admin RequirementsAsk cautious questions about business admin, NIT, invoices, documents, and setup, without receiving legal, tax, or accounting advice from the app.
- Handle Problems, Delays, and Professional BoundariesManage delays, scope changes, payment follow-ups, and uncomfortable requests calmly, asking for updates, keeping agreements in writing, and refusing politely.
Work & Do Business in Bolivia
This situation is in the Bolivia Pass
Your goal starts free with “Explain Your Work or Business Situation”. Chapter 1 free without an account, chapter 2 with a free account.
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Words for this situation
The Bolivian words its chapters use, each with its meaning and how it is really used.
- nomás: just, simply (softening particle)
- dale: sure / okay
- don / doña: honorific for a respected, established figure
- ahorita: soon / in a bit (flexible)
- cafecito: little coffee (affectionate diminutive)
- cadena: chain / forwarded message
- ojo: watch out / heads up
- a sus órdenes: at your service
- apenas llegue, les aviso: as soon as it arrives, I'll let you know
- ¿cómo prefiere que lo comunique?: how would you prefer I communicate it?
- cualquier cosa, me avisás: whatever you need, just let me know
- dale nomás: go right ahead / sounds good
- dale, seguí así: go ahead, keep it up
- decime Roberto nomás: just call me Roberto
- en la tarde: in the afternoon (loosely)
- fue un cruce de fechas: it was a mix-up of dates
- le aviso apenas salga: I'll let you know as soon as it goes out
- mañana lo vemos: we'll look at it tomorrow