测试你的工作环境

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工作差不多占用了你一生三分之一的时间,所以工作开心是非常重要的。你的工作环境让你快乐吗?接下来,小编给大家准备了测试你的工作环境,欢迎大家参考与借鉴。

测试你的工作环境

I just read a fascinating book, The Levity1 Effect, by Adrian Gostick and Scott Christopher. It’s about how “levity” can transform the workplace. They make a powerful case for why levity is an extremely effective tool for helping2 people to work better. 刚读了一本引人入胜的书《The Levity Effect》(《“轻佻”效应》),作者是Adrian Gostick和 Scott Christopher。这本书讲述了“轻佻”是如何改变办公场所的。两位作者为轻佻胡闹在帮助人们更好的工作方面提出了强有力的支持。

Now, you.might be thinking, as I did, “Levity would sure be tough for me, I’m not particularly funny, and I’m not particularly outgoing.” 现在,也许你和我一样也认为:“‘轻佻’对我而言肯定很难做到,我不是特别幽默的人,我也不是很外向。”

But what the authors mean by “levity” is really a sense of “lightness.”

但是,这里作者对“轻佻”定义其实是一种心情“轻松”的感觉。

Ah, I thought, I’m trying! The Ninth of my Twelve Commandments is “Lighten up”. When I posted sticky notes with key phrases all around my office and apartment, the one I put in the master bathroom read, “Tender and light-hearted.”

Gostick and Christopher include a quiz about workplace levity. Looking at it, I realized that most of my workplaces included these elements, which I’m sure contributed to the positive experience I had everywhere (except for the summer I worked as a waitress at Dos Hombres Mexican restaurant -- zoikes, I did not like that job).

For example, I’d assumed that the atmosphere around the Supreme3 Court would be serious, thoughtful, and grand. And it was. But in her chambers4, Justice O’Connor incorporated certain goofy aspects that made it a lot of fun, too. Each Halloween, she required her clerks to decorate elaborate pumpkins5, and birthday celebrations were always a big deal, and she took the clerks on a yearly outing (we went fishing). And that sort of thing really made a difference.

How does your workplace measure up? Take Gostick and Christopher’s quiz:

相比之下你的办公场所是怎样的呢?请做一做作者们给出的小测验吧:

New employees are made to feel welcome 新员工感觉受到了欢迎

Meetings are positive and light 开会时气氛积极、轻松

We have fun activities at least once a month 每月至少有一次娱乐活动

It’s common to hear people laughing around here时常笑声不断

I can be myself at work 工作中我能展现自我本色

We have a lot of celebrations for special events 遇上特别事件我们有许多庆祝

When brainstorming6, we like to have fun 集体研讨时我们喜欢开玩笑

My boss is usually optimistic and smiling老板积极、面带微笑

Customers would call us fun to do business with 客户们都说和我们合作心情愉快

I have a friend at work who makes me laugh 上班时我有一位让我大笑的朋友

We have a good time together 在一起的时候是美好时光

It occurs to me that this is a good list for home, too; I just need to substitute a few words. I’ve been working hard to be a more light-hearted parent and spouse7, and these are helpful points to keep in mind.

  扩展:十条精选电影面试语录

一句精彩的引用可以让你的面试加分不少哦!下面是一些从电影中选出来的经典语录,你面试的时候不妨引用一下。不过首先还是要记住应该察言观色,在合适的时候说出来。

1、“There is no certainty, only opportunity.” V for Vendetta1 (2005) – V (Hugo Weaving)

没有一定会怎样,只有可能会怎样。——《V字仇杀队》,V(雨果•威明)

2、“A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.” Wag the Dog (1997) – Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro)

今天的好计划胜过明天的完美计划。——《摇尾狗》,康拉德•布瑞恩(罗伯特•德•尼罗)

3、“Failure is never quite so frightening as regret.” The Dish (2000) – Cliff Buxton (Sam Neill)

比失败更令人恐惧的是懊悔。——《天线》,克里夫•巴克顿(山姆•内尔)

3、“It’s what you do right now that makes a difference.” Black Hawk2 Down (2001) - Jeff Struecker (Brian Van Holt)

你现在所做的是改变现状的关键。——《黑鹰降落》,杰夫•(布莱恩•范•霍尔特)

4、“No point in punching things you can’t see.” Cinderella Man (2005) – James Braddock (Russell Crowe)

打击那些你看不到的东西没有意义。——《铁拳男人》,詹姆斯•布拉德克(拉塞尔•克劳)

5、“Constantly talking isn’t necessarily communicating.” Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) – Joel Barrish (Jim Carrey)

说个不停不一定是交流。——《美丽心灵的永恒阳光》,乔尔•巴瑞士(金•凯瑞)

6、“It’s not who you are underneath3, it’s what you do that defines you.” Batman Begins (2005) – Rachel Dawes (Katie Holmes)

你真正是谁并不重要,重要的是你的所做所为。——《蝙蝠侠:开战时刻》,雷切尔•道斯 (凯蒂•赫尔姆斯)

7、“Men don’t follow titles, they follow courage.” Braveheart (1995) – William Wallace (Mel Gibson)

人们追随勇敢者,而不是位高者。——《勇敢的心》,威廉•华莱士(梅尔•吉布森)

8、“If work has no intention, it’s not work at all. It’s an empty motion.”The Razor’s Edge (1984) – Raaz (Saeed Jaffrey)

如果工作没有目标,那就不是工作,而是空洞的行为。——《刀锋》,里兹(萨伊德•杰弗瑞)

9、“It is not our abilities that show what we truly are, it is our choices.” Harry4 Potter and the Chamber5 of Secrets (2002) – Dumbledore (Richard Harris)

决定我们成为什么样人的,不是我们的能力,而是我们的选择。——《哈利•波特与密室》,邓布利多(理查德•哈里斯)