“閃辭”你我他

當“跳槽”、“裸辭”之風勢不可擋時，“閃辭”又在時下的年輕求職者中盛行。所謂的“閃辭”，是指還沒找好下一份工作就辭職的現象。如今，不少職場新人都流行“閃辭”，剛入職幾周甚至幾天，如感覺工作不順利就立馬辭職走人。然而，“閃辭”背后的真正原因通常為：無法適應職場工作環境、工作得不開心、無法實現自我價值等。親們，你們也曾“閃辭”過嗎？

Adelbert： Hey， Shaniqua， have you seen the new kid this morning？

Shaniqua： Of course not， Adelbert.

Adelbert： Its only his third day of work， and hes already 1）clocking in late. Why， when I was your age…

Shaniqua： Hold on there， 2）gramps. The new kid isnt late； he quit yesterday afternoon.

Adelbert： What？ Nonsense. Who quits their job after only two days？ Thats just crazy talk. Its unheard of.

Shaniqua： Actually， not really. It seems that more and more young members of the workforce have been job-hopping like that.

Adelbert： You even have a name for it？ Job-hopping， did you say？

Shaniqua： Well， job-hopping just means switching jobs and trying to find one that suits you. People have been doing that for ages. What the new guy did is called the “flash quit.”

Adelbert： Why would anybody do that？ ①Back in my day， when you were young， you picked a job and you stuck with it to the bitter end.

Shaniqua： But thats just it， Adelbert： were not “back in your day” anymore. The job scene is different now， and the old rules dont apply anymore.

Adelbert： What do you mean they dont apply anymore？ If you want to be good at something， you have to keep doing it for a long time. You have to keep your nose to the grindstone， pay your dues…

Shaniqua： ②Hey， youre preaching to the 3）choir. Youre right that success requires perseverance. But on the other hand， job-seekers nowadays are confronted with many more options than they had before， so if someone is not immediately happy in his or her new job， making a change seems easier.

Adelbert： But how can you know if youre happy in your job in just two days？ ③In such a short time， you cant even learn the ropes of the industry.

Shaniqua： Again， preaching to the choir. Maybe a lot of recent college grads expect their jobs to be immediately fulfilling， and if they dont feel completely great about it， they may worry that theyre missing their real calling.

Adelbert： Sounds like they expect their job to be all fun and no work.

Shaniqua： Well， even employees who are willing to work may be unable to fit in with the office atmosphere or social scene. Adelbert： But you dont come to the office to be social， you come to the office to work.

Shaniqua： Even so， wouldnt it be difficult to spend all your time in an office where you dont feel connected？

Adelbert： ④I suppose so， but if your co-workers dont get on with you right off the bat， you should take that as an opportunity to practice building a rapport with people， not an opportunity to practice quitting.

Shaniqua： ⑤I guess youve got me there. But whatever the reason， a lot of recent grads are making a habit of jumping ship.

Adelbert： I dont mean to offend， but youre not too old yourself， Shaniqua. What kept you here？

Shaniqua： Dont you know？ Its all the handsome old grandpas， of course！

Adelbert： Yeah！ That new guy doesnt know what hes missing！

阿德爾波特：嘿，莎妮可，你今天早上看見那個新來的了嗎？

莎妮可：當然沒有，阿德爾波特。

阿德爾波特：這只是他第三天上班，他就已經遲到了。為什么，當我在你們這個年紀時……

莎妮可：打住，老爺子。那個新來的不是遲到，他昨天下午就辭職了。

阿德爾波特：什么？胡說。誰會上兩天班就辭職？這簡直是無稽之談，聞所未聞。

莎妮可：確實是，不過不完全是。現在越來越多職場年輕人都會像那樣“跳槽”。

阿德爾波特：你甚至還給它起了個名字？你剛才是說“跳槽”嗎？

莎妮可：嗯，“跳槽”是指不斷地換工作來尋找適合自己的工作。人們已經這樣做了好多年了。那個新來的人做的是所謂的“閃辭”。

阿德爾波特：為什么會有人這樣做？在我那個年代，當你年輕的時候，你選了一份工作就會堅持做到底。

莎妮可：但就是這樣，阿德爾波特。我們不再是在你那個年代了。現在職場的情況已經變了，舊的一套已經不再適用。

阿德爾波特：“不再適用”是什么意思？如果你想擅長做某事，你必須堅持做很長一段時間。你必須埋頭苦干，付出努力……

莎妮可：嘿，你在白費口舌。你說得對，成功需要堅持。但是另一方面，求職者在今天有比以前更多的機會，所以如果某人不能馬上在他或她的工作中得到滿足，換工作是件容易的事。

阿德爾波特：但你如何僅在兩天就知道自己是否在工作中得到滿足？在如此短的時間里，你甚至不懂行情。

莎妮可：你又來了，白費口舌。也許現在很多的大學畢業生希望能夠盡快地在工作中找到樂趣，如果他們沒有感到完全的滿足，他們就會擔心錯過自己真正熱愛的工作。

阿德爾波特：聽起來他們希望工作都是有趣輕松的。

莎妮可：好吧，即使是想工作的職員也會不能適應辦公室的氛圍和社交場合。

阿德爾波特：但是你來辦公室不是來社交的，而是來工作的。

莎妮可：即便如此，如果你感覺被孤立，在辦公室呆上一整天不會很難熬嗎？

阿德爾波特：我想是這樣的，但是如果你的同事不能跟你好好相處，你就應該以此作為練習與人交往的機會，而不是辭職的機會。

莎妮可：你把我難住了。但是不管什么原因，現在很多大學畢業生都在養成“閃辭”的習慣。

阿德爾波特：我沒有冒犯的意思，但是你還年輕，莎妮可。是什么讓你留在這里？

莎妮可：你不知道嗎？當然是因為這里的老帥哥啦。

阿德爾波特：對！那個新來的不知道自己錯過了什么！CS

Smart Sentences

① Back in my day， when you were young， you picked a job and you stuck with it to the bitter end. 在我那個年代，當你年輕的時候，你選了一份工作就會堅持做到底。

to the bitter end： to the very end （堅持到底，拼到底）。例如：

It took me a long time to get through school， but I worked hard at it all the way to the bitter end.

我花了很長時間才完成學業，但我一直很努力，堅持到底。

② Hey， youre preaching to the choir. 嘿，你在白費口舌。

preach to the choir： waste time by trying to persuade people to think or believe in things that they already think or believe in（對已有相同看法的人鼓吹同樣的想法，白費口舌）。例如：

Richard found himself preaching to the choir when he was telling Chris the necessity of getting the accounting certificate. Chris had already signed up for the test.

理查德向克里斯宣傳考取會計證書的必要性，結果發現自己是在白費口舌，因為克里斯早就報名參加考試了。

③ In such a short time， you cant even learn the ropes of the industry. 在如此短的時間里，你甚至不懂行情。

learn the ropes： learn how a particular job is done（摸到竅門，學會決竅）。例如：The time is tight for this project and we need someone who can learn the ropes quick.

這個項目的時間很緊，我們需要一些上手快的人。

④ I suppose so， but if your co-workers dont get on with you right off the bat， you should take that as an opportunity to practice building a rapport with people， not an opportunity to practice quitting. 我想是這樣的，但是如果你的同事不能跟你好好相處，你就應該以此作為練習與人交往的機會，而不是辭職的機會。

right off the bat： immediately； first thing（毫不猶豫地，馬上）。例如：

The new manager was fired right off the bat after she was caught smoking in the office.

新來的經理被發現在辦公室抽煙后，馬上被辭退。

⑤ I guess youve got me there.你把我難住了。

get sb.： puzzle sb.（把某人難住了，使某人困惑）。例如：

—Why do we still have to hand in the report in paper after submitting it over the internal system？

為什么我們在內部系統遞交了報告后還要交一份紙質報告？

—Hmm…I dont know. Youve got me.

呃……不知道，你把我問倒了。