Joshua Ogden-Davis/肝脑涂地

Cindy： Hey， Herb， have you heard the 1）scoop on Marten？

Herbert： Hey， Cindy. No， I havent heard a thing. Whats up？

Cindy： Its just a rumor， ①but the word around the water cooler is that hes on the way out soon.

Herbert： What， hes getting fired？ Why？ He always makes great presentations. Sometimes he even cleans the office on his own.

Cindy： Yeah， ②but he made some less-than-flattering comments about the boss on his Weibo. Some of the other guys in the office “shared” it， and it got back around to the boss. Shes not happy about it at all.

Herbert： Did that really happen？ Its hard to imagine Marten would be so careless.

Cindy： But Marten never even added his boss Weibo. Maybe he thought the boss would never find out.

Herbert： Doesnt matter. The Internet is like an open room： anything you say can be heard by anyone.

Cindy： Doesnt that make you a little uncomfortable？ Like， you could lose your job for something you wrote on your own Weibo.

Herbert： Not at all. If I walked around the office saying bad things about the boss then I might get fired， right？ The Internet is no different. I even added the boss Weibo myself， and Im careful about what I write. These days， you have to be professional at all times.

Cindy： I guess so. But isnt it kind of silly？ After all， its just words on the Internet.

Herbert： What if a client saw them？ We could lose business over it. It could also hurt the other employees attitudes at work.

Cindy： ③So， what， were just supposed to keep our mouths shut about everything？ We can never criticize the boss？

Herbert： Theres a time and a place for those things. If youve got a 2）legitimate problem， then talk to the boss directly. If that doesnt work， you can talk to Human Resources.

Cindy： And what if that doesnt work？

Herbert： Then you find another way to fix the problem， or you leave， or you just ignore it. But posting silly insults on the web is childish， and doesnt achieve anything.

Cindy： I never really thought about it， but youre right. We think about online profiles as being personal， but we still have to be professional about what we post.

Herbert： ④On the Internet， nothing is behind closed doors. Cindy： No， indeed. Hmm， now I really want to go check on my profiles and see if theres anything I need to clean up.

Herbert： Wouldnt be a bad idea. And you can always limit what other people can see， so that only your close friends can see your pictures and things.

Cindy： Ill definitely do that. Well， Im off！ Have a good one！ Herbert： Same to you！

辛迪：嘿，赫伯特，你听说关于马腾的传闻了吗？

赫伯特：嘿，辛迪。没有，我没听到任何消息。发生什么事了？

辛迪：只是个谣传而已，不过有传闻说他很快就离开公司了。

赫伯特：什么，他被炒鱿鱼了吗？为什么？他的演示会一直做得很出色。有时候他还亲自打扫办公室。

辛迪：是啊，但他在自己的微博里写了一些让老板不高兴的言论。办公室里有些同事转发了该微博，然后传到了老板那里，她对此很不高兴。

赫伯特：真有这样的事吗？很难想象马腾会那么不小心。

辛迪：但是马腾从没加过他老板的微博，可能他认为老板永远不会发现的。赫伯特：不加也没关系的，网络就如一个开放的房间：你所说的一切都能被任何人听到。

辛迪：那样不会让你感到有点不舒服吗？比如，你因为在自己的微博上写了些言论而丢了工作。

赫伯特：完全不会，如果我在办公室里到处讲老板的坏话，我就会被解雇，对不对？网络也一样，我自己还加了老板的微博，我对自己所写的东西都很谨慎。如今，你必须任何时候都很专业。辛迪：我想是的。但你不觉得很荒唐吗？毕竟，那只是网络上的一些言论。赫伯特：如果被客户看到了怎么办？我们会因此丢了业务，也会打击到其他员工的工作态度。

辛迪：那么，怎么办，我们就得对任何事情都三缄其口吗？我们永远都不能批评老板吗？

赫伯特：那些事情要在适当的时机和适当的地点做，如果你有合理的问题，可以直接找老板谈。如果问题解决不了，你可以找人力资源部。……