职场告别宴的英语感悟.docx

职场告别宴的英语感悟职场告别宴的英语感悟Ijustgotbackfromanother"Goodbye,Igotanewjob"lunch.我刚参加了一次午宴，主题是“再见，我找到新工作了”。Unfortunately,Iwasn'ttheguestofhonor.Nonetheless,Iamgenuinelyhappyforthisluckysoulwhoismovingontoanewtitle(apromotion,ofcourse)withtheaccompanyingsalaryincreaseandperkybenefitspackageatacompanythatisactuallyprofitable.Howrefreshing!ThisalsoincludesrelocationtoSouthCarolina,akinder,gentlerstatewherethedollarissuretobuymorethanitdoesinthemetroNYCarea,particularlyinrealestate.Goodforher!不幸地是，我不是特邀嘉宾。不过我还是由衷地为那个幸运的人感到快乐。她在一家效益不错的公司获得了新职位(当然是晋升)，工资上涨、福利增加，还可以搬家到更温和、友善的南卡莱罗那州，和纽约相比，在那里钱更耐花，尤其在房地产行业。真让人振奋啊!Sowhyisthiseventsobittersweet,evenmelancholy,fortherestofus?Becauseweareleftwith"moreofthesame"exceptthatthereisonelesspersontoshouldertheburdenoftheworkload.Atleastthatiswhatwetellourselvesandweconsoleoneanotherinpickinguptheextrapiecesinthelongerhoursofourdaytogetherandshorterlunchtimeatourdesks.那么，为什么吃这顿饭的其余的我们这些人会苦甜参半、甚至哀伤呢?因为对我们而言，除了少一个人干活之外，“情况没什么两样”。至少我们就是这样觉得。为了彼此安慰，我们会加班加点干更多的活，花更短的时间在办公桌旁吃午饭。Ifweweretogetreal,wemightfindthattherealsourceofourmixedfeelingsisthattosomeextent,wewanttobeleaving,too.Thereisawholebigworldouttherewaitingforusandourtalent.Whatareweholdingonfor?Well,first,anotherjobofferwouldbenice.Whyletgoofasurething?Wehavetoholdontothisbirdinthehand—frankly,weneedtheincome.Beyondthedollarsandcents,thispositionissecurity.Granted,wearefullyawarethattheindustryisfallingdownaroundus,globalcompetitioniskillingus,andtheinternalpolitickingandfightingcausesourworkfibertobefullofholes.Yes,allofthisfeelsfamiliar,nomatterhowbaditlooks.Thisjobisaterritorythatwearecomfortablein.Weknowtheplayers,theenergy,thevibeofthisplace.Weknowourroleinthischaos,regardlessofwhetheritisgood,bad,orugly.Whygetmoving?坦白地说，我们有这种复杂的情绪，某个程度上是因为我们也想离开现在的'公司。大千世界正等待我们一展拳脚呢，我们还在固守着什么?呃，首先，另一份工作也许会不错，可是为什么要把到手的工作放弃?我们必须抓牢到手的这只鸟。老实说吧，我们需要收入。除了钞票之外，这个职位稳定。不错，我们完全意识到这个行业正处在萧条之中，全球竞争步步紧逼，国内政治活动和纷争让我们的职业蓝图千疮百孔。是的，尽管看上去糟糕，可我们对所有这些都很“熟悉&rdquo