Chapter 4 In the Workplace
Ca1
Eric Chan had been successfully working in a large computer company in an overas country. H西安华清池e heard that there was an opening for a position in the Programming Department. He decided to go to talk with his boss.
Eric: Excu me, could I e you for a moment?
Boss: Sure. Come on in. have a at.
Eric: Thanks.
Boss: What’s on your mind?
Eric: Well, I’ve heard that there’s job going in the Programming Department.
Boss: And…?
Eric: I’d like to be considered for it.
Boss: I e. Have you en the criteria for lection?
Eric: No, but I’ve talked with some of the programmers there. I believe I have the right skills.
Boss: It’s very different work to the work we do here in Operations, you know.
Eric: Yes, I understand that, but my aim is to work in programming.
Boss: Well, I’d be sorry to lo you to another department. You’re a good worker and you have a good future here. But I realize that you have to ek promotion. That always happens to the good workers.
Eric: So, you would support me if I make an application?
Boss: Sure. I’d be happy to.
Eric: I really appreciate that.
Boss: Good luck with it. Let me know if I can help.
Eric: Thanks, I will.
分析：西方人认为工作场地的老板与雇员的关系更多的是分工角色的不同，大家的共同目标是把工作做好。因而向老板请求特殊照顾不太适宜，所以外国雇员这方面十分小心。尽管如此，劳资之间的人情不是不存在的。老板对于雇员有时需要请假或给予特殊关照十分理解，不会不加考虑。在需要请假或照顾的情况下，要当面与有关人士将事情解释清楚，然后提出要求。一般来说，老板会理解并批准你的请求的。有时要在事情过后将工作补上，说通过做别的事情弥补。但工作场地的灵活性非常强，并不象人们看上去的那样死板教条。
方放Ca 2
A small group of colleagues have gathered to e if they can find a way to meet the deadline on a particular report. Maria is the chairperson.
Maria: Well thanks for coming, everyone. We have only a short time so I will explain the si
薪资管理tuation. We have a problem with the department report for the Annual Report. The department report will be delayed by oine week at least. I’d like some suggestions.
Tony: What’s the hold up? Can anything be done?
Maria: The problem is with the regional groups. They can’t get the statistical analys back in time.
Holly: Do we know the main content of the department report?
Maria: Mostly, but he statistics are needed for the recommendations and for the appendices.
Holly: Could one or two of us work on the main body of the report and add the material for the appendices later?
Tony: I can’t e that working, Holly. It’d be doing it in ctions. The style would probably suffer.生产计划管理制度
Maria: Well, that might be so Tony, but let’s think about that idea. We can get access to the main issues ction. We know what the department has achieved over the last eight months.
Holly: If I could just add something here. Maybe we could write the main ction of the report, nd it off for initial approval and nd up the statistical data later.
Maria: Hmmm.Possible, but it makes us look ineffecient.
Tony: Do we have any of the data from the regions?
Maria: Quite a lot, but not all. What北京爱情故事林夏’s your idea Tony?
Tony: Some of us chould work back and nd it up. If it differs with the data that comes from the regional analys, we could nd it up with an explanation.
Maria: That’s good. It’s a bit of a gamble though.
Holly: Maybe we should talk to the regional directors to e exactly what the situation is.
Maybe not all of them have the delay problem.
Tony: Good idea. They chould tell us what information they currently have.
Maria: I think we have something here. Let’童年往事的作文s find out the real situation. We might be able to do something. Holly, will you contact the regional derectors for me? Tony, will you liai with Holly and t up a teleconference as soon as possible. Tomorrow would be good. Any time.
Holly: Sure.
Tony: That’s fine.
Maria: Good work. We’ll meet again tomorrow before you go home. Thanks.
分析：西方国家的会议主持人，即会议主席，与其他国家的较大不同处可
能在于：主席的任务是协助会议，引导会议的成功，达到会的预期目的。这包
括的发动与会成员献计献策，发表看法。所以，座位主席，要善于引导，不要
对会议大包大揽。他们像掌舵的人，使会议按时准确驶达彼岸。这是一个出色
的会议主席所必备的素质。黑痣越来越大
Ca 3
Finding an Interested Buyer
Georage Hall was in Beijing attending a trade fair and looking for an opportunity to do business in China. He had been very successful in his business dealings in the US and prided himlf on his ability “to get things 云的描写moving.” His first day was going well .He looked around at the displays of sporting equipment to get some idea of whom he might approach. He was sure that his products, tennis rackets with an unusual new design, would arou some interests. On the cond day he approached the company which he felt would be most responsive to his products. He introduced himlf to the general, a Mr. Li. Since he had read that Chine find getting down to business immediately too abrupt and rude, he began a casual conversation, eventually leading up to the topic of his produ
cts and suggesting how Mr. Li’s company might benefit from using them. George then suggested that he could arrange to get together with Mr. Li and provide more specifics and documentation on his products.
