地道美语听力播客909：晋升道路上的重重阻碍

　 Gloria: Did you hear that Manuel is quitting? He took a job with another company.

　　格洛里亚：听说了吗，曼纽尔要辞职了?他在另一家公司找到了工作。

　　Sam: I’m not surprised. He came up against the glass ceiling and he decided to jump ship.

　　山姆：我一点也不惊讶，他遭遇晋升阻碍，决定跳槽。

　　Gloria: Really? I didn’t know he was bucking for promotion.

　　格洛里亚：真的吗?我不知道他一直努力想升职。

　　Sam: He’s been trying to become a manager for three years, but other people have been promoted over him or they’ve hired from outside the company.

　　山姆：三年来，他一直都想当经理。可是别人升职升的都比他高了，还有人被别的公司挖走了。

　　Gloria: I didn’t know that. I was aware of the wage disparities within the company and the gender pay gap within each department, but this is news to me.

　　格洛里亚：这我就不知道了。我知道公司内部工资有差距，部门之间的性别收入也有差距，可这我倒是第一次听说。

　　Sam: Haven’t you noticed that people who take extended leave to have children or try for some type of work- life balance are passed over for plum assignments, raises, and promotions? There are definite limits to advancement.

　　山姆：你没发现只要有人申请延长休假，不管是为了生孩子还是为了平衡工作和生活，他们以后就和美差，加薪晋升无缘了吗?晋升之路绝对是阻碍重重。

　　Gloria: I thought it was just favoritism on the part of the bosses. Their friends got promoted and other people didn’t.

　　格洛里亚：我以为那只是一些老板们徇私呢。他们的朋友升职了，别人却没有。

　　Sam: That’s certainly true, but that’s only part of the story.

　　山姆：确实是这样，但那不是事情的全部。

　　Gloria: Why are we still working for a company with such unfair policies?

　　格洛里亚：为什么我们还在为一家如此不公正的公司工作?

　　Sam: Speak for yourself. I’m giving notice today.

　　山姆：为你自己的利益说话。我今天就要发通知。