1-44 L17 - p54-Dialogue

Unitécinq.

Unit five.

Allerautravail.

Going to work.

Leçon17.

Lesson 17.

Alorsmonancienneentreprisem'alicenciéilyaunanetdemi.

So my old company laid me off a year and a half ago.

Cen'étaitpasunmétierpassionnant.

It wasn't an exciting job.

Jefaisaisdesménages,maisbon,c'étaitmontravail.

I was doing house cleaning, but well, it was my job.

Jesuisrestéunanauchômage.

I stayed unemployed for a year.

Jen'aipasfaitd'études.

I didn't do any studies.

J'aipasdediplôme.

I don't have a diploma.

Alorsc'étaitpasfacilederetrouverquelquechose.

So it wasn't easy to find something.

Alorsj'aisuiviunstagedevendeuse.

So I followed a sales training.

Etpuisonm'aparléd'untravaildansuneboulangerieàcôtédechezmoi.

And then they told me about a job in a bakery near my home.

J'ysuisalléeetçaamarché.

I went there and it worked out.

Alorsmoi,jetravaillaisdansungaragecommemécanicien.

So I was working in a garage as a mechanic.

Etj'aiperdumontravailàsixmois.

And I lost my job after six months.

Maisj'aieudelachanceparcequej'airetrouvélemêmetravailavecunsalaireplusimportant.

But I was lucky because I found the same job with a higher salary.

Cetravail,jel'aitrouvésurInternet.

I found this job on the Internet.

Ouaisouaisouais.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

SurInternet,bien,j'avaisunpostededirectricecommercialedansunegrandeentreprisequiafermé.

On the Internet, well, I had a position as a sales director in a large company that closed.

J'étaissûrdetrouvertrèsviteunautretravail.

I was sure to find another job very quickly.

Maisjesuisrestéehuitmoisauchômage.

But I stayed unemployed for eight months.

Voussavez,quandvousavez48ans,onpensesouventquevousêtestropvieillepourfairecetypedetravail.

You know, when you are 48 years old, you often think that you are too old to do this type of work.

Alorsj'aienvoyédeslettresdecandidatureetdescvdansdans5060entreprisespeutêtre.

So I sent application letters and CVs to about 50 or 60 companies.

Finalement,j'aicréémonentrepriseavecl'aided'uneassociation.

Finally, I created my own company with the help of an association.

Etjesuisvraimenttrèsheureuseparcequeçamarchetrèstrèsbien.

And I am really very happy because it is going very, very well.