首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
When I re-entered the full-time workforce a few years ago after a decade of solitary self-employment, there was one thing I was
When I re-entered the full-time workforce a few years ago after a decade of solitary self-employment, there was one thing I was
admin
2021-01-08
28
问题
When I re-entered the full-time workforce a few years ago after a decade of solitary self-employment, there was one thing I was looking forward to the most: the opportunity to have work friends once again. It wasn’t until I entered the corporate world that I realized, for me at least, being friends with colleagues didn’t emerge as a priority at all. This is surprising when you consider the prevailing emphasis by scholars and trainers and managers on the importance of cultivating close interpersonal relationships at work. So much research has explored the way in which collegial (同事的) ties can help overcome a range of workplace issues affecting productivity and the quality of work output such as team-based conflict, jealousy, undermining, anger, and more.
Perhaps my expectations of lunches, water-cooler gossip and caring, deep-and-meaningful conversations were a legacy of the last time I was in that kind of office environment. Whereas now, as I near the end of my fourth decade, I realize work can be fully functional and entirely fulfilling without needing to be best mates with the people sitting next to you.
In an academic analysis just published in the profoundly-respected Journal of Management, researchers have looked at the concept of " indifferent relationships". It’s a simple term that encapsulates (概括) the fact that relationships at work can reasonably be non-intimate, inconsequential, unimportant and even, dare I say it, disposable or substitutable.
Indifferent relationships are neither positive nor negative. The limited research conducted thus far indicates they’re especially dominant among those who value independence over cooperation, and harmony over confrontation. Indifference is also the preferred option among those who are socially lazy. Maintaining relationships over the long term takes effort. For some of us, too much effort.
As noted above, indifferent relationships may not always be the most helpful approach in resolving some of the issues that pop up at work. But there are nonetheless several empirically proven benefits. One of those is efficiency. Less time chatting and socializing means more time working and churning (产出).
The other is self-esteem. As human beings, we’re primed to compare ourselves to each other in what is an anxiety-inducing phenomenon. Apparently, we look down on acquaintances more so than friends. Since the former is most common among those inclined towards indifferent relationships, their predominance can bolster individuals’ sense of self-worth.
Ego aside, a third advantage is that the emotional neutrality of indifferent relationships has been found to enhance critical evaluation, to strengthen one’s focus on task resolution, and to gain greater access to valuable information. None of that might be as fun as after-work socializing but, hey, I’ll take it anyway.
What is one of the benefits of indifferent relationships?
选项
A、They provide fun at work.
B、They help control emotions.
C、They help resolve differences.
D、They improve work efficiency.
答案
D
解析
推理判断题。在定位句之后,作者具体阐述了冷漠关系的三点益处。而第五段最后两句指出,其中一点益处就是效率。少花时间聊天和社交意味着有更多的时间工作和产出,D)项表述与此相符,故为答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/4lP7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
A、Companieswerefightingforthegamingmarket.B、Theysawhigheconomicreturnsinthebusiness.C、Moreandmorepeoplewereu
UsingdatafromaresearchstudythattookplaceintheU.K.whichaskedfamiliestoreportontheirdiets,theteamfoundthat
全球化对于发达国家和发展中国家都是一个挑战。随着全球化的发展,世界各国之间的经济合作不断加强。中国拥有一个13亿人口的大市场,会为拉动世界经济发展提供可观的动力(substantialimpetus)。中国还要大规模开展基础设施(infrastructu
A、Positive.B、Negative.C、Objective.D、Uncertain.C
DietingadvisorDr.RobertAtkinsrecommendseatingadiethighinproteinforthosewhowanttoloseweightandkeepitoff.Th
“土豪”(Tuhao)一词最早可追溯到1500年前的南朝(thesouthernDynasty)时期,其含义随时间的推移而改变。20世纪20至50年代初,它被广泛用于形容那些在中国农村有钱有势的地主。最近,极富创造性的中国网民赋予了这个词新的含义,他们
那达慕大会(NadamaFair)是蒙古族(Mongolian)人民具有鲜明民族特色的传统活动。“那达慕”是蒙古语,意为“娱乐、游戏”,还可以表示人们丰收的喜悦之情。每年农历六月初四开始的那达慕大会,是草原上一年一度的盛会。它是为适应蒙古族人民生活需要而
Oneofourexpectationsabouteducationisthatitwillpayoffintermsofupwardmobility.Historically,thecorrelationbetw
TheAmazonMystery:WhatAmerica’sStrangestTechCompanyIsReallyUpto[A]Ifthere’sasentencethatsumsup
A、Byrecruitingyoungemployeesfromthem.B、Bystrengtheningcooperationwiththem.C、Bygettingfreshideasfromthem.D、Byde
随机试题
正常成人每昼夜尿量为
陆女士,48岁,慢性乙型病毒性肝炎史10年。近月来食欲锐减且感明显疲乏,1周前出现尿黄且逐日加深,昨起烦躁不安,今晨嗜睡。体检:神志模糊,皮肤巩膜明显黄染,面颊及颈部数枚蜘蛛痣,心肺无异常,肝肋下未及,脾侧位肋下2cm,腹水征(+),扑翼样震颤(+)。血清
用于铜、汞、铅中毒的解毒药物是
某项目经理部质检员对灰土地基施工质量进行了检查,并对土料的最大粒径进行了调查,下列符合规范规定的数据有()。
下列关于房产税纳税人的说法中,正确的有()。
下列选项中,向董事会报告风险管理工作和风险状况的是()。
Shestayedandtalkedwithhim______polite.
公民、法人或者其他组织违反行政管理秩序的行为,应当给予行政处罚。下列关于行政处罚的说法,错误的有()。
Thechancesofarepetitionoftheseunfortunateeventsare_____indeed.
A、Smokingistheonlybadhabitthemanshouldchange.B、Shedoesn’tlovethemanasdeepasbefore.C、Shedoesn’twanttohave
最新回复
(
0
)