新奇事件簿 假期拒收工作邮件

It is becoming more and more difficult for workers to switch off from work. Many workers answer or write e-mails on the train to and from work, during lunchtime and at home after work. A lot of people even check their work e-mail when they go on vacation to other countries. This might be changing. The German carmaker Daimler is giving its workers the choice to not receive e-mail when they are on holiday. This will mean employees will be able to relax on the beach instead of dealing¹ with problems in their inbox. Daimler employees can choose to auto-delete all work e-mail while on vacation. Daimler says it wants workers to enjoy family time or "me time" while on vacation.

员工越来越难从工作状态中转换出来。许多员工不得不在通勤车上，在午餐时间，以及下班回家之后，回复邮件。许多人在去国外度假的时候，也要查看工作邮件。这种情况或许可以改变。德国汽车制造商戴姆勒给与了员工在假期不收工作邮件的选择权。这一办法将会使员工在假期中，能够在沙滩上放松身心，而不是处理邮箱中的问题。戴姆勒的员工可以决定在度假的时候自动删除所有工作邮件。戴姆勒称，这一规定是为了让员工在假期的时候，能够享受家庭时光以及自己的时间。

Daimler spokesman² Oliver Wihofszki told reporters that staff would work better if they returned from holiday feeling refreshed³. He said staff should return to work feeling refreshed and motivated. A human resources officer said: "Our employees should relax on holiday and not read work-related emails." Daimler's system is called 'Mail on Holiday'. The sender gets a reply that says: "I'm using ‘Mail on Holiday'…your e-mails will be deleted….If you want me to read this e-mail personally, please be kind enough to send me the information [next week]." Not everyone thinks the system is a good idea. Customers may not like receiving a mail telling them to write again later and companies could lose business.

戴姆勒的发言人，奥利佛告诉记者，如果员工在假期结束的时候感到精神焕发，那么他们的工作表现将会提高。他说，员工在假期之后会感到精力充沛，干劲十足。一位人力资源主管称，我们的员工应该在假期的时候好好放松，而不应该忙于处理工作邮件。戴姆勒的这一系统，被叫做“假期邮件”系统。发工作邮件的人，会收到自动回复“我正在使用‘假期邮件’系统，你的邮件将被删除。如果你想让我亲自阅读本邮件，请在（下周）给我发信息。”并不是所有人都认为这个系统很好。客户或许会不喜欢收到一封邮件，邮件内容是让他在一段时间之后重写，这样会导致公司商业上的损失。

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 spokesman   

n.发言人，代言人

参考例句：

• The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters.政府发言人向记者们作了情况简介。
• They drew lots to decide who should be their spokesman.他们抽签决定谁是他们的发言人。

3 refreshed   

v.使恢复，使振作( refresh的过去式和过去分词 )；使…记起；重新斟满；爽快

参考例句：

• The long sleep had refreshed her. 一场酣睡使她重又精力充沛。
• I awoke feeling rested and refreshed. 我睡醒后感觉精力充沛，神清气爽。