when you are officially accepted into a new job at a company, you are hired by the company. for example, "i was hired by an insurance company just two weeks after graduating from college." when you're hired, you become an employee of the company. The company become your employer. The other employees in the company are your colleagues or coworkers. The person above you who is responsible for your work is your boss or supervisor. As an employee of the company, you earn a salary-money you receive regularly for your work. Don't make the mistake of saying "win a salary" or "get a salary" - the correct verb is "earn." if you're good at your job, you might get a pay raise (or a raise) - an increase in your salary. You could also get a promotion - an increase in importance and authority. At the end of the year, some companies give their employees a bonus - extra money for work well done. The opposite of "hire" is fire - when your company forces you to leave your job. for example, "peter was fired because he never came to work on time. "Usually if someone is fired, it's because they did something bad. if an employee loses his or her job because of a neutral reason, like the company reducing its size, then we say the employee was laid off. For example, "Donna was laid off when her company started having financial problems.