商務禮節美語第128期:辦公室裏的最佳行爲

Best Behaviors in the Office
辦公室裏的最佳行爲

陳豪在北京的ABC美國公司工作，他從複印機房出來，正好遇到美國同事Amy.

(Office ambience)

A: Hi Chen Hao. How are you today?

C: 出於禮貌，我也許應該說I am fine. 但實際上我正在氣頭上呢。

A: What's wrong?

C: 馬上要開會，我來複印一些資料，結果複印紙一張都沒了，也不知道誰用完的，也不續上。

A: That happens all too often, and it is aggravating - especially when you are short on time, which I guess you are.

C: 不僅如此，複印室裏亂七八糟，剪刀、訂書機，什麼都找不到，地上還到處都是紙。

A: This might be a good subject to bring up at our next team meeting. It's hard to work together successfully if we aren't considerate of one another.

C: 要說在辦公室裏只顧自己不顧別人的事情，我能說出一籮筐。

A: I bet we all could, but I would like to see you propose what actions people could take to create harmony and facilitate a good working environment.

C: 你說的沒錯，光抱怨沒用，得提出些積極的建議。我得趕緊去把這些資料印了，馬上要開會了。一會兒午飯時見。

陳豪中午跟Amy一起吃飯。

A: So Chen Hao tell me what other issues are on your mind.

C: 我覺得辦公室裏有些人做事從來不考慮別人。在我前面最後一個用複印機的人肯定是因爲辦公室裏紙都用光了，所以纔沒有把紙加滿。

A: It shouldn't matter how urgent your project is, the considerate thing is to let someone know about the problem even if you don't have the time or ability to solve it.

C: 對呀，沒時間起碼可以通知辦公室主管，找別人把紙加上。還有啊，用完了剪刀和訂書機，應該馬上放回原處。

A: You are right. It's everyone's job to clean up after themselves and put things back where they belong.

C: 另外還有，不管是誰用完複印機，都應該將複印機的設置復原。這樣能省別人很多麻煩。

這點要求不過份吧？

A: Not at all. You are learning by experience the steps you can take to make your co-workers' jobs easier and more productive. Everyone benefits when we work together.

C: 那你說，下次辦公室開會，我們都要提出哪些建議呢？

A: We should ask to have time on the agenda for discussing copy room issues. The three most important would be (1) refill the paper tray when you finish a job; (2) if there is no more paper, let the appropriate person know; and (3) put things back where they belong.