欧美人文风情第260篇:如何知道是时候辞掉工作了

 How to Know When It's Time to Quit Your Job 如何知道是时候辞掉你的工作了

Are you ready for a job change? Or should you stick it out in your current position? 你做好转职的准备了吗？还是你应该在目前的职位继续苦撑下去？

Asking yourself these questions will help you decide. You will need time to reflect and the ability to be honest with yourself. 问问自己这些问题将能帮助你做决定。你会需要时间好好思考，还要能诚实面对自己。

Step one: Note how you feel on Monday morning. 第一步：留意你星期一早上的心情。

Are you sick to your stomach at the thought that there are five days between you and another weekend? Not good. 你是否想到自己和另一个周末中间隔五天就觉得很烦呢？那不太妙。

If anxiety starts to set in on Sunday, that's a bad sign. 如果焦虑感在星期天就开始变得明显，那是个坏征兆。

Step two: Think about your workload¹. Has it recently doubled or halved²? Either scenario³ is a valid⁴ reason to be unhappy. 第二步：思考你的工作量。那最近有加倍还是减半吗？任一种情况都是感到不满意的好理由。

Step three: Draw up a list of the job's pros⁶ and cons⁷. Do the cons outnumber the pros? 第三步：拟定一张列出这份工作优缺点的清单。缺点是否多过优点呢？

Are the cons more troubling than the pros are enticing⁸? Note: Free coffee doesn't count as a pro⁵. 那些缺点带来的麻烦是否大过优点的迷人处？注意：免费咖啡并不算一项优点。

Step four: Assess your value to the company. Do you feel you're being paid what you're worth? 第四步：评估你对公司的价值。你觉得你的薪水和你的价值有相符吗？

Is your boss appreciative⁹ of your efforts? If the answer is "no" to both, it's time to go. 你的老板赏识你的付出吗？如果两者的答案都是「不」，是时候离开了。

Unless there's a company-wide salary freeze at your firm, not getting a raise at your last performance review is a sign that you're not valued. 除非你的公司有全公司性的薪水冻涨，不然在上个绩效评估中没有加薪就是一个你不受重视的迹象。

Step five: Weigh your options. If you quit, could you afford to live without a salary for a while? 第五步：权衡你的选择。如果辞职，你可以负担有一阵子没有薪水生活吗？

The average job hunt takes six months—more if you're earning over 60,000 dollars. 一般找工作需要花六个月－－如果你赚超过六万美金就要更久。

Employment experts say job seekers must figure on one month of searching for every 10,000 dollars they earn. 就业专家表示，求职者必须预估每一万美金的薪水要花一个月寻找。

Step six: Be honest. Could a trained seal do your job? Then you're ready for a challenge. 第六步：诚实。一只训练有素的海豹是不是能做你的工作？那你就准备好接受挑战了。

Step seven: Measure your threshold for taking crap. Is it lowering? 第七步：评估你对鸟事的容忍度。那是不是在下降？

Are you on the verge¹⁰ of telling your boss at the morning meeting, 你是不是濒临在晨间会议时回你的老板：

"By the way, nobody really wants to hear about your weekend potty training the puppy—let's get this show on the road"? "Ta-ta, and good luck." 「顺带一提，没人真的想听你周末训练小狗大小便的事－－我们进入正题」？「谢谢，祝你好运。」

Did you know? More than three-quarters of survey respondents said they're suffering from burnout at work, 你知道吗？超过四分之三的调查对象说自己正受职业倦怠所困扰，

and more than half claim they're under a lot of on-the-job stress. 而且有超过一半声称自己承受很多工作压力。

 

1 workload   

n.作业量，工作量

参考例句：

• An assistant one day a week would ease my workload.每周有一天配一个助手就会减轻我的工作负担。
• He's always grousing about the workload.他总是抱怨工作量大。

2 halved   

v.把…分成两半( halve的过去式和过去分词 )；把…减半；对分；平摊

参考例句：

• The shares have halved in value . 股价已经跌了一半。
• Overall operating profits halved to $24 million. 总的营业利润减少了一半，降至2，400 万元。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

4 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

5 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

6 pros   

abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 cons   

n.欺骗，骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗，哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 enticing   

adj.迷人的；诱人的

参考例句：

• The offer was too enticing to refuse. 这提议太有诱惑力，使人难以拒绝。
• Her neck was short but rounded and her arms plump and enticing. 她的脖子短，但浑圆可爱；两臂丰腴，也很动人。

9 appreciative   

adj.有鉴赏力的，有眼力的；感激的

参考例句：

• She was deeply appreciative of your help.她对你的帮助深表感激。
• We are very appreciative of their support in this respect.我们十分感谢他们在这方面的支持。

10 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。