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Airbnb曾像个大家庭,直到危机到来

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Airbnb Was Like a Family, Until the Layoffs Started

Airbnb曾经像个大家庭,直到裁员来临

By Erin Griffith

On May 5, after almost two months of working alone in his San Francisco apartment, Brian Chesky, Airbnb's chief executive, cried into his video camera.

5月5日,Airbnb的CEO布莱恩•切斯基面对镜头哭了出来。两个月来他一直在自己的旧金山公寓独自工作。

Looking into his webcam, he read from a script that he had written to tell his employees that the coronavirus had crushed the travel industry, including their home rental start-up.

他提前写好讲稿,透过摄像头告知员工,新冠病毒摧毁了旅游业,也摧毁了这家经营共享住房的初创公司。

Within a few hours, 1,900 employees — a quarter of Airbnb's work force — were told they were out.

短短几个小时里,1900个员工得知自己被解雇了,这占据了Airbnb总员工数量的25%。

Airbnb was the ideal example of a commitment culture company. Mr. Chesky spoke frequently of trustworthiness, authenticity and a desire to build a business that valued principles and people over the short-termism of Wall Street.

Airbnb的企业文化讲究全情投入,它是这类公司的典范。切斯基经常谈起信任与坦诚,并且渴望打造一家重视原则、以人为本的企业,而非华尔街那些只看短期利益的企业。

In contrast to Wall Street's focus on quarterly financial reports and daily stock moves, Mr. Chesky aspired to a capitalism that had an "infinite time horizon" and was good for society.

华尔街关注每季度的财报和每日股票走势,与之形成鲜明对比的是,切斯基向往一种“不设投资期限”并造福社会的资本主义制度。

To blunt the shock of the May 5 layoffs, Airbnb's severance packages included three months of salary and a year of health benefits, which was more generous than many other start-ups doing layoffs.

为了减轻5月5日裁员带来的冲击,Airbnb的遣散费包含了三个月工资和一年的健康保险,这比其他许多正在裁员的初创企业都要慷慨。

Some workers asked why there weren't furloughs or broader pay cuts instead of layoffs. Mr. Chesky said the situation was too uncertain for furloughs and pay cuts, calling those temporary measures. Layoffs were mapped to the future business strategy, he added.

一些员工疑惑,为何要采取裁员而不是停薪留职或更大规模的降薪措施。切斯基说,目前形势不明朗,不适合采取停薪留职或降薪这种临时措施。他补充到,裁员是未来商业战略中的重要一环。

生词好句

1.layoff/lay-off

英 [ˈleɪɒf] 美 [ˈleɪɑːf]

n. 裁员

拓展:

lay off 裁员

多用于口语中的近义词:

fire

UK /faɪə/ US /faɪr/

vt. 开除

You are fired.

你被开除了。

sack

UK /sæk/ US /sæk/

vt. 开除,裁员

2.into

英 [ˈɪntuː] 美 [ˈɪntuː]

prep. 朝着……方向

拓展:

注意:

介词在很多情况下可以传递意思,甚至传递感情。

举例:

① He is not that into you.

他没那么喜欢你。

② I’m on it.

我正处理着呢。

③ We can arrive on time if the lights are with us.

我们能准时到达的,如果一路绿灯的话。

④ The wind is with us today.

今天我们顺风顺水。

⑤ Are you with me or are you against me?

你是支持我还是反对我?

3.webcam

英 [ˈwebkæm] 美 [ˈwebkæm]

n. 网络摄像机(webcamera)

4.script

英 [skrɪpt] 美 [skrɪpt]

n. 稿子;vt. 写

拓展:

来自于拉丁语,意为“写”

同源词:

describe vt. 描述

prescribe vt. 开药方

circumscribe vt. 划定界限

transcribe vt. 抄录

It was perfectly scripted and beautifully acted.

写作精妙,表演绝伦。

5.crush

英 [krʌʃ] 美 [krʌʃ]

vt. 压碎;摧毁(damage, destroy, devastate)n. 迷恋的对象

拓展:

词根含义表示用牙齿将东西咬碎。

I was crushed.

我被击倒了/我非常震惊。

形近词:

crash

UK /kræʃ/ US /kræʃ/

vt. 碰撞,坠毁 n. (交通工具)碰撞,坠毁

为craze和dash的合用,带有速度感

car/plane crash 车祸/飞机坠毁

crash course 速成课程

I have a crush on her.

我对她一见钟情。

I’ve got a crash on you.

我跟你撞了个满怀。

6.home rental

共享住房(house sharing)

拓展:

car rental company 租车公司

rental

UK /ˈrentəl/ US /ˈrentəl/

n. 出租

7.start-up

创业公司

拓展:

start-up owner 创业者

entrepreneur

UK /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː/ US /ˌɑːntrəprəˈnɜːr/

n. 创业者

8.out

英 [aʊt] 美 [aʊt]

adv. 被解雇(fired)

9.commitment

英 [kəˈmɪtmənt] 美 [kəˈmɪtmənt]

n. 全身心投入

拓展:

词根含义:join, entrust

I have a commitment to the company.

我对这家公司全情投入。

If not now, when! If not me, who!

此时此刻,非我莫属。

10.trustworthiness

英 [ˈtrʌstˌwɜːðinəs] 美 [ˈtrʌstˌwɜːrðinəs]

n. 可信赖(值得被信任)

11.authenticity

英 [ˌɔːθenˈtɪsəti] 美 [ˌɑːθenˈtɪsəti]

n. 坦诚,真诚

拓展:

authentic adj. 真的

This is authentic.

这是真的。

authentic leather 真皮

12.value A over B

更看重A而不是B

拓展:

《原则》(Principles)——雷·戴里奥(Ray Dalio)

13.short-termism

短期价值主义

拓展:

客户第一,员工第二,股东(利益)第三。——阿里巴巴价值观

14.in contrast to

与……相反

15.aspire

英 [əˈspaɪə] 美 [əˈspaɪr]

vi. 渴望(wish)

拓展:

aspire to sth. 渴望某物

aspire to do sth. 渴望做某事

16.time horizon

投资期限

17.blunt

英 [blʌnt] 美 [blʌnt]

vt. 减轻(soften);adj. 钝的(less sharp)

拓展:

to blunt the shock of… 为减轻……的冲击

18.severance packages/pay

离职补偿/遣散费用

拓展:

severance

UK /ˈsevərəns/ US /ˈsevərəns/

n. 解雇费;割断,切断

19.do layoffs

裁员

20.furlough

英 [ˈfɜːləʊ] 美 [ˈfɜːrloʊ]

n. 无薪休假


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