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Bart Lorang may be the best boss ever.
/ B# t, ^0 J4 h0 Q' }3 T- q7 G& f+ C/ s 巴特-洛朗或许将成为最佳老板。+ }9 r: o+ T y' U
The CEO of Denver-based internet start-up FullContact API said in a market that is competitive for top talent, he wants to keep his employees happy and refreshed.
& c8 T" Q% z. k- p! y( _7 B r 美国丹佛的网络初创公司FullContact API的总裁巴特-洛朗表示,在各家争相雇佣顶级人才的竞争市场中,他想让自己的员工心情愉快,充满干劲。
f' l" q$ o s9 V+ V The flip-flop wearing founder offers his employees $7,500 for what he calls “paid, paid vacation,” however there are rules.
+ {, f/ ^( a. C, w 这位穿着夹趾凉拖的公司创始人向他的每位员工提供7500美元,用于“付费带薪休假”,但需遵守相关规定。
8 P: ?9 P' R( b( t! E “One, you actually have to take a vacation to get the money,” Lorang said. “Two, you have to disconnect from work, so that means no calls, no emails, no tweets, no work of any kind.”3 \- u o4 l; s/ U
洛朗说:“首先,你必须去度假才能拿到这笔钱。其次,你必须切断与工作的联系,这意味着不接电话,不回电邮,不发推特,不做任何形式的工作。”8 r. g& s6 ^ h) Z |
Even Lorang admitted he has trouble following his rules.
/ s5 q, x0 W( ^7 v7 z1 w3 G5 X7 B4 e 洛朗承认他自己遵守这些规定也有困难。
' W; M/ }; z1 z: P “I suck at it,” he said.中 华 考 试 网
8 A. ~9 R" \+ y6 n. I" X3 w 他说:“我也没能遵守。”
/ `. z0 `, x' V A picture of the CEO and his fiancee Sarah at Egypt’s great pyramids captured Lorang checking his email.
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在洛朗和未婚妻萨拉在埃及金字塔拍摄的一张照片上,他正在查看电邮。 |