【辦公室潛規則】避免成為「奇葩」同事!初來報到學用英文摸清公司文化
#職場 #打工仔 #加薪 #職場英語
踏入六月畢業季節,不少大學生和中六畢業生都準備投身社會,成為職場新鮮人。
好多人都認為自己憑住書本上學到的技術知識就可以在office出入自如、縱橫無礙,但不講不知,其實每間公司都有自己獨有的一套「辦公室文化」,不知道、不問、不了解的話,分分鐘觸及公司「地雷」,成為同事眼中的奇葩,招人話柄。作為準打工仔的你,必須好好學習「辦公室文化」這門學問,一入職就向同事打聽公司的文化或禁忌,免得自己不小心成為笑柄而不自知。
為了讓未來要用英文和同事溝通的準新鮮人,可以更輕易的問來各項公司不明文規定,今次就和大家介紹一下如何用英文和同事討論「辦公室文化」吧!有意「縱橫職場」的你,拎好你枝筆抄notes未?
如何詢問辦公室有甚麼潛規則?
“Any special do's or don'ts?”
有甚麼特別該做或不該做的嗎?
(do's or don'ts是指「在特定場合行為準則的規定」,也就是該做和不該做的事,也可以寫作dos and don'ts。)
Part 1 —惹人討厭的辦公室行為:
I. ‘Microwave Etiquette in the Workplace’ 「職場上的微波爐禮儀」
● Please don't microwave super stinky 氣味難聞的 foods that can permeate滲透;瀰漫著 the whole office with their smelly odors臭味。
請不要把氣味難聞的食物放進微波爐,這會讓整個辦公室都彌漫著它們的臭味。
● Cover your container. Those will always splatter and leave the microwave walls looking like an abstract art exhibit.
蓋上容器,以免裏面的食物飛濺出來,使微波牆裏面看起來像一個抽象的藝術展覽。
● Never walk away from the microwave unless you're certain you'll be back before it beeps uncontrollably.
切勿遠離微波爐,除非你確定可以在微波爐不斷發出嗶嗶聲之前回來。
II. ‘Perfume Etiquette in the Workplace’「職場上的香水禮儀」
● Don’t use too much perfume that can permeate滲透;瀰漫着 the whole office with a strong scent.
用太多香水,令整個辦公室都是很濃的香水味。
● If you choose to wear perfume – and your office allows it – use it sparingly.
如果你想噴香水,而你的辦公室允許使用香水,請謹慎使用。
● A light spritz on your wrists or behind your ears is sufficient.
輕輕噴在手腕上或耳朵後面就足夠了
III. ‘Cell Phone Etiquette in the workplace’「職場上的手機禮儀」
● It's fine to receive a personal phone call, but switch your ringer to vibrate and talk quietly or go outside.
接聽私人電話是可以的,但要把鈴聲轉成震動並小聲說話,或到外面去講。
● Use a professional ringtone and keep it silenced if you leave your phone at your desk.
如果你要將手機放在桌面上,請使用專業的鈴聲並保持手機靜音。
● Do not use speakerphone—use earbuds to take calls and listen to voicemails.
不要使用免提電話,請使用耳機來接聽電話和聽播放錄音。
IV. Other ‘Unspoken Rules’ 其他潛規則:
● Don’t bring in food that can permeate滲透;瀰漫著 the whole office with a strong smell.
不要把氣味濃烈的食物帶回辦公室。
● Sharing professional information is wonderful, gossiping閒聊;聊八卦 is not. Only discuss personnel matters人事問題 directly with specific individuals, superiors, and management.
可以分享專業的資訊,但不要閒聊。人事問題只可跟上級和管理層人士討論。
● Since we have an open-office plan, it's a common courtesy禮貌 to lower your voice when talking.
因為我們的辦公室是開放式空間,説話時降低音量是起碼的禮貌。
● Please be respectful of those around you.
請尊重你身邊的人。
● Please be courteous to others.
請對別人有禮。
Part 2:「談辦公室文化」模擬情景
第一天上班的Candy與同事Vivian和Jessica一起到外面吃午餐,並順便詢問公司的辦公室文化:
(C: Candy V: Vivian J: Jessica)
C: So, is there anything I should know about the company culture? Any special do's or don'ts?
那麼,關於公司文化有甚麼是我該知道的嗎?有甚麼特別該做或不該做的嗎?
V: I can offer one piece of advice for avoiding dirty looks: don't monopolize霸佔 the hot water in the morning.
我可以提供避免被提臭臉的忠告:別在早上霸佔熱水壺。
J: Some people load up these huge thermoses保溫瓶, leaving a sad trickle滴 of hot water for the rest of us.
有些人會用超大保溫瓶裝熱水,讓剩下的我們只有幾滴熱水。
C: Oh no! I bet people get cranky不耐煩 without their morning dose of caffeine咖啡因. I can sympathize!
不會吧!我打賭有人早上若沒來點咖啡因會很不耐煩的。我理解!
V: It's just thinking about other people and cleaning up after yourself. You know, normal grown-up 成年人stuff.
這只是替別人著想和為自己善後。你曉得的,就正常成年人該做的事。
J: Also, some people get really testy 煩躁的;易怒的 if you use the photocopier at lunch when they're trying to nap.
還有,午餐時間有些人會打算小睡一下的,如果你在這個時候使用影印機,他們會很煩躁。
C: Oh, this is a napping office? I love putting my head down for a mid-day snooze小睡.
辦公室的人會午睡啊?太棒了!我超愛在中午時趴下來小睡一會。