白领美丽英文诵典365 -061 Workers Job-hunt on Company

Workers job hunt on company time

A quarter of US workers who use computer admit using it to hunt for a new job on company time according to the survey. Among workers who believe their Internet use is monitored by their bosses, one-quarter use their work computer for job-hunting, according to research conducted for professional staffing company Hudson Highland¹ Group Inc.

"It's one of the ways employees deal with work-life balance issues," said Robert Morgan, chief operating officer at Hudson Talent Management, one of the company's divisions². "Because we're spending so much time at work, that's the only time we have to schedule some of those appointments."

One-third of workers who think their managers are unaware³ of their personal Web surfing use their work computer to find a new job, according to the study. Half of the worker survey said their companies monitor the computer use. Well 3 quarter said they believe their boss know how much they use internet for non work activities. job hunters may not be overly concerned about what their bosses know, Morgan said, One save me decision to make a job change, they properly less concerned about their current employer⁴ finding⁵ out, he said, what employers⁶ really need to focus their effort on is why people are looking for a job。Boss is trying to get them to stop from looking for it at work. Among mangers, 24% admit to job hunting on their work computer, they survey showed. Among 9 managers, the figure is 23%, more than 2/3 of workers said they spend hardly any time on personal emails, surfing the web, in chat rooms or blogging in typical workday they said, 1/3 said, they spend 2 hours a day at work as such activities as said.

1 highland   

n.(pl.)高地，山地

参考例句：

• The highland game is part of Scotland's cultural heritage.苏格兰高地游戏是苏格兰文化遗产的一部分。
• The highland forests where few hunters venture have long been the bear's sanctuary.这片只有少数猎人涉险的高山森林，一直都是黑熊的避难所。

2 divisions   

n.分开( division的名词复数 )；分界线；分歧；分离

参考例句：

• The country's political divisions are deep-seated. 这个国家的政治分歧根深蒂固。
• The country's political divisions are deep-seated. 这个国家的政治分歧根深蒂固。

3 unaware   

a.不知道的，未意识到的

参考例句：

• They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
• I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。

4 employer   

n.雇用方，雇主

参考例句：

• My employer deducted ten pounds from my wages this week.我的雇主从我本周的工钱中扣除了十英镑。
• His monthly salary is paid into the bank by his employer.他的月薪由雇主替他存入银行。

5 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

6 employers   

雇主( employer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Employers must consider all candidates impartially and without bias. 雇主必须公平而毫无成见地考虑所有求职者。
• The onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws. 雇主有义务遵行健康安全法。