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 And while the impact of my actually leaving work early was negligible, 而且，尽管提前下班的影响可以忽略，

admitting that I went home at five thirty turned out to be kind of a big deal. 但我必须承认准时下班回家仍然是件很重要的事。

I first openly discussed my office hours at the launch of Facebook Women, an in-house resource group. 我最初公开谈论我的办公时间，是在“脸谱网女性”的发起仪式上，这是一项公司内部的活动。

The initial meeting, run by Lori Goler and Facebook's head of engineering, Mike Schroepfer, 第一次会议是由洛里·戈勒和脸谱网的工程主管迈克·施洛普夫主持的，

was open to any Facebook employee, including men. 它面向全体公司员工开放。

During the Q&A, I was asked the (inevitable) question about how I balanced my job and family. 在问答环节，我被（不可避免地）问到，如何平衡工作和家庭。

I talked about leaving work to have dinner with my children and then getting back online after they went to bed. 于是我告诉大家，我按时下班回家和孩子们吃晚饭，哄他们上床睡觉后，又重新回到电脑前工作。

I said that I was sharing my schedule because I wanted to encourage others to personalize their schedules too. 我说之所以会告诉大家我的时间安排，是因为我想鼓励大家也拥有属于自己的时间计划表。

Even though I had planned in advance to discuss this, I felt nervous. 即使我提前为这次讨论做了准备，但还是很紧张。

Years of conditioning had taught me never to suggest that I was doing anything other than giving 100 percent to my job. 多年来的工作环境教会我绝不能提这样的建议：不要100%投入工作，你还要做点别的事。

It was scary to think that someone, even people working for me, might doubt my diligence or dedication¹. 一想到有人甚至包括我的下属会怀疑我的勤奋或投入程度，我就很害怕。

Fortunately, it didn't happen. 幸运的是，没有出现这种情况。

A few people at Facebook thanked me for mentioning it, but that was it. 脸谱网的一些人甚至因为我提到这一点而感谢我。

A few years later, producer Dyllan McGee interviewed me for her Makers² video series. 几年后，制片人迪兰·麦吉为拍摄她的系列视频“创造者”采访了我。

We spoke³ on a wide range of subjects, including my daily work schedule. 我们海阔天空地聊了很多，包括我的日常工作安排。

The video was posted to the web and was instantly the subject of heated debate. 这段视频被传到网上，立刻成了讨论的热点。

 

1 dedication   

n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞

参考例句：

• We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
• Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。

2 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。