職場英語：如(ru)何應對(dui)職場暴力

　　In elementary school, the class bully left you with empty pockets. In the corporate world, the bully can cause even more damage -- ranging from severe emotional distress and sluggish work to stalled career progress. What's worse: Despite hoards of office initiatives and formal legislation, bullying is still creeping its way into the workplace.

　　在(zai)小(xiao)學，“小(xiao)霸王”讓你身無(wu)分(fen)文。在(zai)公司(si)，“霸王”們會引起更(geng)大的(de)危害——從嚴重壓(ya)抑、效率低下到(dao)事業(ye)停(ting)滯。而更(geng)糟糕的(de)是，成(cheng)堆的(de)辦公室條(tiao)例和(he)法規都無(wu)法阻止欺負行為在(zai)職(zhi)場的(de)蔓生。

　　Nancy Shenker, founder and principal of the ONswitch, a marketing company specializing in start-ups, said she was once the victim of a bullying boss who loved to publicly berate her.

　　ONswitch公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)專門為起(qi)步公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)提供(gong)市場營銷，該公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)創(chuang)辦人(ren)、主(zhu)席Nancy Shenker說她(ta)也(ye)曾是職場暴力的(de)受害者，過去(qu)的(de)老(lao)板總喜歡公(gong)(gong)然嚴厲(li)指(zhi)責她(ta)。

　　"I finally scheduled a private meeting with him and told him quite simply that his behavior was affecting my work performance, that I felt demoralized and embarrassed," she said. "I went so far as to tell him that if I really was so incompetent, we should call human resources into the meeting to work out a severance package or start writing me up," she said.

　　她(ta)說(shuo)：“我(wo)(wo)和(he)他(ta)私聊(liao)了一次(ci)，很簡單地(di)告訴他(ta)，他(ta)的(de)(de)行為影響(xiang)了我(wo)(wo)的(de)(de)工作表(biao)現，我(wo)(wo)感到(dao)挫敗和(he)困窘(jiong)。我(wo)(wo)甚至說(shuo)，如果我(wo)(wo)真那么無能，那我(wo)(wo)們應該讓人力資源參與我(wo)(wo)們的(de)(de)討論(lun)，做個離職(zhi)計劃或給我(wo)(wo)記一過。”

　　Her boss admitted he had no intention of firing her, and their relationship improved. According to the Workplace Bullying Institute's Web site, bullying is more prevalent in today's workplaces than sexual harassment and racial discrimination. Approximately one-in-six US workers have directly experienced destructive bullying in the last year.

　　她的老板承認他無意解雇(gu)她，兩人關系得到改善(shan)。”職場暴(bao)力研究組(zu)織“網站說，欺負行為(wei)在當今的職場要比性騷(sao)擾和種族歧視更為(wei)普遍(bian)。近六分之一(yi)的`美國勞動者去年直(zhi)接經歷了具有破壞性的欺負行為(wei)。

　　Women are most often on the receiving end of the workplace abuse, according to the Workplace Bullying Institute. Although 58 percent of bullies are women, they make up 80 percent of targets. "Targethood hinges on two characteristics: a desire to cooperate and a nonconfrontive interpersonal style," the organization's Web site states.

　　該組織說，女(nv)性最容易遭受職(zhi)場虐待。58%的(de)欺(qi)負(fu)者(zhe)是女(nv)性，而(er)被欺(qi)負(fu)的(de)女(nv)性卻(que)占到了80%。該組織網站(zhan)稱，這兩種(zhong)人易受攻擊：渴(ke)望(wang)配合(he)的(de)人和不得(de)罪人的(de)老好人。

　　Standing up to the bully may not be as difficult as it seems, said Kerry Patterson, co-author of the bestselling books "Crucial Conversations" and "Crucial Confrontations." "If you know what to say and how to say it, you can speak up and keep the risk of retaliation to a minimum," he said.

　　《至關重要的(de)(de)(de)對(dui)(dui)話》及(ji)《至關重要的(de)(de)(de)對(dui)(dui)峙》兩本書的(de)(de)(de)作者說，對(dui)(dui)欺負者說“不”也許(xu)并沒(mei)有看上(shang)去(qu)那么(me)困難。他說：”如果你知道(dao)說什么(me)、如何說，你就能為自己討回公道(dao)，并將(jiang)被報復的(de)(de)(de)風險降至最低(di)“。

　　Patterson offered these tips to keep the office bully at bay:

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