Complete the paragraphs with the words in the box.
(earning, employed, from home, long hours, made redundant, pay rise, permanent, promoted, set up, temporary, the office, training, unemployed)

I've been ............. by my present company for two years now. I came here straight after finishing university. I was really pleased because I was ......... excellent money at last. The company has a ...... programme and so I knew I would learn my job properly. I sometimes have to work ............ - I didn't get home till after nine o'clock yesterday. But it's possible for me to work ....... sometimes too - I have a computer in my spare room. It's good to get away from ......... now and again, and I find I can get a lot done when there's no one else around, Now that I've been here two years, I'm hoping I'll be ......... soon - that should also mean I'll get a ........ and it'd be nice to have a bit more money. In the future I'd like to ........... my own business, but I'll stay here for now. One of my friends is ...........at the moment and can't find a job anywhere. He was ........... last year. Luckily, he's been able to find......... work - he's worked for several different companies for a few months each time. But he'd prefer to work for just one and so he's hoping to find a ........ job very soon.