16-01-30 Hi, everybody. On Tuesday, I gave my final State of the Union Address. And a focus was this: how do we make the new economy work better for everyone, not just those at the top? After the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes, we're in the midst of...
16-01-23 Tech companies are notorious for offering job perks that function like gilded handcuffs: fancy benefits like free meals and laundry that keep you tied to the office for long hours. 技术公司在提供金手铐般束缚员工的工作福利这方面臭名昭著:比如像提供免...
16-01-13 Having endured a long and gradual recovery from the financial crisis of 2008, Britain now offers some of the best prospects for job seekers in Europe, research suggests. 研究显示,英国在2008年金融危机后渡过了一段漫长而缓慢的经济复苏期,如今它却为欧...
15-11-18 First job syndrome is when you get a job early in your career, say right after graduation, and stay there for a long, long time to the point where it clouds knowledge of your own worth, and inhibits your ability to not only ask for more, but to cred...
15-11-15 According to research, the nation's 20-somethings are leaving adult responsibilities like moving out of the family home and getting married until their early 30s, later than any previous generation. 调查表明,英国二十几岁的年轻人将搬出父母家、结婚等...
15-11-09 When I started my current job, I was assigned to a cubicle with a five-foot-high partition. Promoted in three monks, I asked for a private office in line with my new title. My boss reluctantly told me that there were three possibilities. The first w...
15-11-04 1. Not traveling when you had the chance. Traveling becomes infinitely harder the older you get, especially if you have a family and need to pay the way for three-plus people instead of just yourself. 2. Not learning another language. You'll kick yo...
15-11-01 Major employers including the NHS, BBC and civil service will consider young people's job applications without looking at their names in a bid to end race discrimination. NHS、BBC和政府行政机构等主要的雇主将在不看求职者名字的前提下考虑年轻人的职位申...
15-09-25 Praise junkies refer to those who constantly seeks/craves praise and attention and highlights everything good they have achieved in order to get praised. 求赞党是指那些不断寻求或渴望获得褒奖和人们关注的人。为受表扬,他们会强调自己做的所有好事。 Case...
15-09-06 Jack tossed the papers on my desk -- his eyebrows knit into a straight line as he glared at me. What's wrong? I asked. He jabbed a finger at the proposal. Next time you want to change anything, ask me first, he said, turning on his heels and leaving...