别做猪队友：十大标志证明你不是好员工

 　　Confidence and self-esteem in the workplace can go a long way. Too much of either, though, and you may end up being the dreaded¹ "problem employee."工作中的自信和自尊可以让你成功。但是任意一种个性太多都会让你成为“问题员工”。

　　If you've got an inflated² sense of self-worth or are just ignorant of how your bosses and co-workers perceive you, you could be dragging your team down without even realizing it.

　　如果你自我感觉太过良好或是不管老板和同事对你的评价，你会拖团队后腿却不自知。

　　Want to find out if you're the office outcast? Take a look at the list below.

　　想知道自己是不是办公室让人讨厌的人？看看下面的10件事吧。

　　1. You're always late.

　　1. 你总是迟到。

　　Maybe you just happen to move slowly in the morning, the line at your favorite lunch place adds 10 minutes to your break, or important calls seem to always come up before meetings. Whatever the case, rationalizing it won't help your reputation. Habitually³ poor time management will make your boss see you as selfish, disrespectful, unreliable, and disorganized.

　　也许你早上只是动作慢了点，在最喜欢的餐厅等位子耽误了10分钟，开会前又似乎总要接重要的电话。不管是什么情况，你有正当理由也无法挽回风评。糟糕的时间管理会让你的老板认为你自私、没礼貌、不可靠而且没条理。

　　2. You make a lot of excuses.

　　2. 你找很多借口。

　　People take notice when your excuses for why you can't do something outnumber the times you successfully do your work. And if problems you can't solve do arise during the day, communicate them to your boss and colleagues immediately and honestly.

　　当你找借口推脱任务的次数多于成功完成任务的次数时，别人会注意到。如果工作中出现了你不能解决的问题，立即诚实的跟老板和同事说。

　　3. You complain about unexpected assignments.

　　3. 你抱怨额外的工作量。

　　Nobody likes the surprise of extra work, but if you regularly communicate your dissatisfaction with grumbling⁴ or even an explicit⁵ denial of the assignment, you will be labeled as someone with a poor work ethic⁶.

　　没有人喜欢做额外的工作，但如果你经常用抱怨表达不满甚至直接拒绝任务，别人会觉得你不敬业。

　　4. You love to gossip.

　　4. 你喜欢嚼舌根。

　　Getting the inside scoop⁷ on your colleagues can be hard to resist, and sharing all your problems with coworkers can be cathartic⁸. But after time, rumors⁹ and complaints will be associated with you, and you will lose the respect of your peers.

　　探听同事私事的诱惑很难抵抗，和同事分享自己的难题也能舒缓情绪。但是时间长了之后，别人想到你就会想到八卦和抱怨，你会失去同事的尊重。

　　5. You're convinced you're the smartest person in the office.

　　5. 你坚信自己是办公室最聪明的人。

　　Let's just assume that you are as brilliant as you think you are; you're still part of a team. And arrogant¹⁰ employees who don't respect the corporate¹¹ hierarchy¹² aren't going to last very long.

　　我们就算假设你跟自己脑补的一样优秀，你依然是团队的一部分。不尊重公司制度的傲慢的人是做不长久的。

　　6. You don't believe in your company's mission or values.

　　6. 你不相信公司的目标和价值观。

　　If you're regularly making snarky remarks about what your employer stands for, your colleagues will likely have a hard time trusting your judgment¹³ on decisions. If you separate yourself from your company, then your employer is going to catch on and could separate from you.

　　如果你经常用刻薄的话评论公司，要做决定时你的同事可能很难相信你的判断是利于公司的。如果你把自己和公司撇清，那你的雇主也会跟你撇清让你走人。

　　7. You're noticeably less productive than your colleagues.

　　7. 你的效率明显比同事低。

　　If your boss seems to be spending more time with you than your coworkers, and these colleagues are constantly having to assist you, your employer may eventually determine that trying to improve your performance is a waste of time and money.

　　如果老板在你身上花的时间似乎比在你同事身上多，这些同事又一直在帮你做事，最终老板会认为提高你的工作表现是件费钱费时间的事。

　　8. Your colleagues clearly don't enjoy working with you.

　　8. 你的同事明显不喜欢跟你一起工作。

　　If it seems like coworkers aren't making eye contact with you or are uncomfortable when working with you on a project, it may actually be because they are afraid of you, or at least categorize you as a bad team-player. If you're too aggressive or pushy¹⁴, you'll come to be seen as a "lone¹⁵ wolf" that no one wants to deal with.

　　如果同事跟你一起做项目时与你没有眼神交流，或者觉得不舒服，可能是因为他们怕你，或者至少没把你当成好伙伴。如果你太强势或固执，你会被当做“一匹孤独的狼”，没有人愿意和你相处。

　　9. You find yourself regularly apologizing to clients - or having your boss do it for you.

　　9. 你发现自己经常跟客户道歉，或老板经常替你道歉。

　　Everyone makes mistakes, but if it seems like your customers are regularly dissatisfied with your work, your employer is going to start seeing you as a danger to the company.

　　每个人都会犯错误，但如果客户经常不满意你的工作，你的雇主会觉得你对公司有害。

　　10. You can't take "no" for an answer.

　　10. 你不接受别人的否定。

　　If you find yourself defending your idea even after everyone has expressed he or she disagrees with it, you'll start to be seen as a troublemaker¹⁶. Sometimes you just need to let things go for the sake of the team.

　　如果你发现自己即使在所有人都不同意你的想法后依然为自己辩护，别人会觉得你很麻烦。有时候为了团队，得过且过就行了。

 

1 dreaded   

adj.令人畏惧的；害怕的v.害怕，恐惧，担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The dreaded moment had finally arrived. 可怕的时刻终于来到了。
• He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。 来自《用法词典》

2 inflated   

adj.（价格）飞涨的；（通货）膨胀的；言过其实的；充了气的v.使充气（于轮胎、气球等）( inflate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）膨胀；（使）通货膨胀；物价上涨

参考例句：

• He has an inflated sense of his own importance. 他自视过高。
• They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity. 他们对自己的集体身份似乎都持有一种夸大的看法。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 habitually   

ad.习惯地，通常地

参考例句：

• The pain of the disease caused him habitually to furrow his brow. 病痛使他习惯性地紧皱眉头。
• Habitually obedient to John, I came up to his chair. 我已经习惯于服从约翰，我来到他的椅子跟前。

4 grumbling   

adj. 喃喃鸣不平的, 出怨言的

参考例句：

• She's always grumbling to me about how badly she's treated at work. 她总是向我抱怨她在工作中如何受亏待。
• We didn't hear any grumbling about the food. 我们没听到过对食物的抱怨。

5 explicit   

adj.详述的，明确的；坦率的；显然的

参考例句：

• She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
• He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。

6 ethic   

n.道德标准，行为准则

参考例句：

• They instilled the work ethic into their children.他们在孩子们的心中注入了职业道德的理念。
• The connotation of education ethic is rooted in human nature's mobility.教育伦理的内涵根源于人本性的变动性。

7 scoop   

n.铲子，舀取，独家新闻；v.汲取，舀取，抢先登出

参考例句：

• In the morning he must get his boy to scoop it out.早上一定得叫佣人把它剜出来。
• Uh,one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me.我要一勺咖啡的和一勺巧克力的。

8 cathartic   

adj.宣泄情绪的；n.泻剂

参考例句：

• His laughter was cathartic,an animal yelp that brought tears to his eyes.他哈哈大笑以宣泄情绪，声音如野兽般尖厉，眼泪都笑出来了。
• The drug had a cathartic effect.这药有导泻的作用。

9 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 arrogant   

adj.傲慢的，自大的

参考例句：

• You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
• People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。

11 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

12 hierarchy   

n.等级制度；统治集团，领导层

参考例句：

• There is a rigid hierarchy of power in that country.那个国家有一套严密的权力等级制度。
• She's high up in the management hierarchy.她在管理阶层中地位很高。

13 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

14 pushy   

adj.固执己见的，一意孤行的

参考例句：

• But she insisted and was very pushy.但她一直坚持,而且很急于求成。
• He made himself unpopular by being so pushy.他特别喜欢出风头，所以人缘不好。

15 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

16 troublemaker   

n.惹是生非者，闹事者，捣乱者

参考例句：

• I would hate you to think me a troublemaker.我不愿你认为我是个搬弄是非的人。
• Li Yang has always been a troublemaker.李阳总是制造麻烦。