职场美语说礼节：当朋友成为上司该如何应对？

    当今职场瞬息万变，当你的朋友成为你的上司，你会怎么对待呢？

    陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作，美国同事Amy到办公室去找他。

    （Office ambience）

    A：Good morning， Chen Hao……

    CH：Hi Amy.

    A： I heard your best friend Brad got a promotion. Is that true？

    CH： 没错。Brad如今是我的老板了。

    A： That can make things awkward.

    CH： 是啊，我们俩儿从好朋友一下子变成了上下级的关系，还真不好办。

    A： I think you will be able to work it out since you already recognize that things will be different.

    CH： 人事处昨天才通知的他，所以我们还没有机会谈起这件事。

    A： That's one of the first things you need to do and soon.

    CH： 急什么呀，他现在肯定特别忙。

    A： Everyone knows that you and Brad are close friends. They are going to be watching to see what happens.

    CH： 别说别人了，连我都不知道要怎么处理这种关系。

    A： It could go two entirely different ways.

    CH： 两种完全不一样的可能？哪两种？

    A： Because you are his best friend， he might be tempted to give you special treatment by offering you the best assignments and according you unusual favors.

    CH： 如果因为私人关系好，他就在工作上照顾我，那其他人肯定会有意见。

    A： Yes. It would affect the way everyone views Brad. He could lose the respect of everyone who works with him.

    C： 另外一种可能性呢？

    A： I don't have time to talk about that right now， Chen Hao. Shall we meet for tea this afternoon and continue our conversation？

    C： 好，那我们下午见。外语教@育网www.for68.com

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    Mary和Chen Hao两人下午一起喝茶。

    CH： Amy， 我们上午说，如果Brad特别关照我，那对我们两人都不利。你说的另外一种可能是什么？

    A： He might go out of his way to avoid any hint of giving you special treatment and treat you more rigidly than the others.

    C： 你的意思是，他为了避嫌，可能对我的要求会格外严格？

    A： He might pass you over for assignments that you might otherwise have gotten.

    CH： 这听起来可不太妙。那下班以后呢？我们以前总是一起去打乒乓球，或是一起去喝酒。

    A： I know that and I have heard you share some funny stories about each other. You'll have to be more careful about the tales you tell about your adventures.

    CH： 不能再跟同事讲Brad的故事？为什么？

    A： Others might misunderstand and think that you are trying to impress them with the fact that you and the boss are best friends.

    CH： 要把工作和私人关系分开，还真不简单。你觉得我有必要换到别的部门去吗？

    A： That's a possibility if things don't work out. If you can't accept Brad as your boss or he can't make the leap to being your supervisor， a change might be the only solution.

    CH： 我想我们两人一定能做到公私分开。