大小真的有所谓?这取决于你在谈论什么……
Yesterday a very interesting incident happened to me when I took our designer and a purchasing person from our financial department to the furniture convention center in Shunde to buy some stuff that we need for our future Headquarter office. I think it was worth sharing with you, because it was funny!
昨天发生了一件很有趣的事件,我和我们的设计师以及来自财务部的采购人员到顺德选购新家具(这些家具将会在总部的新办公室使用),我觉得值得和大家分享一下,因为很有趣。
We went first to the building (More related to Domestic Furniture Sales I guess) to check options and prices and then to the International Building Louvre where things are more Western and International but also more expensive, but more nicer options as well.
我们先到大厦里(我猜这更多是关于国内家具销售的)看看有什么选择以及价钱,然后我们到了一家比较国际化的建筑——罗浮宫家具挑选,这里的家具更加西式和国际化,但是价钱会贵一点,当然也有更多选择。
It could take you days to walk through the whole two buildings if you want to get what you want (The right furniture at the right price).
如果你想买到中意的家具(喜欢的款式和合适的价位),相信要花费你好几天才才能逛完这两个商场。
Anyway, I am going to talk only about the funny thing that happened to me: We were looking for a desk for my new office where we are going to move pretty soon.
好吧,接下来我要告诉你们发生在我身上的有趣的事情:我们正在挑选我新办公室的办公桌,因为很快我们就要搬进去了。
My old desk is going to be recycled and reused by my assistant manager. We were specifically looking for my desk. After going to 8 to 10 places and honestly getting tired about seeing so many different options and we concluded that it had to be a wooden desk, no leather, no glass.
我的旧桌子将会放到我的助理经理办公室内。我们是专门挑选我的新办公桌的。当我们走了8~10个地方,老实说,看到这么多选择我们也真的有点累,然后我们总结了一个方向:我们需要的办公桌是木制的,不要皮革,不要玻璃。
When finally I found the one that I though was good looking and that also would go well with our decoration style I sat behind the desk and I asked our designer and financial lady: What do you think? Do you like this one? Do you think it is ok?
当我最后看到了一个我认为比较好看,而且跟我们的软装比较搭配的桌子,我坐在桌子后面,然后问设计师和财务的采购女士:“你们认为怎样?喜欢这个吗?你觉得这个好吗?”
After like a 5 second delay answer the designer lady said that the look was ok and it will go well with our decoration style and was fine for my office look. But the other lady gave me the most interesting answer from her point of view: I do not think this desk look like it is the desk of a boss! I was intrigued by her answer and asked her why did she think it was not good for me!
大概5秒后,设计师说款式不错,而且很我们的装修风格也很搭,做我的办公桌也适合。但是另一位女士给了我一个很有趣的答案,她的观点是:“我认为这不像老板的办公桌!”我对她的答案很好奇,然后问她,为什么认为这个不适合我?
She gave me a very simple answer and said: Big Boss must have BIG DESK; The desk that you liked is not big enough and look more like the desk of a manager.
她给了我一个很简单的答案:“大老板应该有一个大桌子,那张桌子看起来似乎不够大,这更适合做经理的桌子。”
Wow! What an interesting answer I said to myself.
哇!是一个多么有趣的答案。
Usually the employees do not question, do not argue, do not contradict their bosses. “If Boss like we all like” “Boss is always right” “Boss has very good eye” “Boss has always very good taste” I am right?
通常员工对于他们老板都是没有疑问、没有争辩、没有反驳。“老板喜欢我们就喜欢”“老板永远是正确的”“老板的眼光很好”“老板的的品味很好”,我说得对吗?
At least it is what I have seen in China and also but not as much in the western countries.
至少这是我在中国见过,与西方国家不一样的东西。
So, the bottom line I guess is that size does definitely matter, BIG BOSS must have big desk, period! Or a desk that goes well with your position. After hearing that answer we started looking for bigger desk for my office from that moment on.
所以我想,尺寸的大小不是主要的问题,大老板一定要有大桌子,就是这样!或者桌子要与你的职位匹配,当听到了这个答案后,从那一刻,我们开始寻找大的办公桌。
I guess it is important to take this interesting observation in consideration, because it is very important and it does matter here in China and It is more important than we western people think!
对于这个有趣的现象的观察,我认为可以认真考虑一下,因为它真的非常重要,在中国的确有所谓,而且它远比我们西方人想的重要。
Sometimes appearances are deceptive but here in China Big Boss MUST have Big Office, Big Desk, Big Car, Big House, Big Bank Account and Big Belly! What do you think? Is it true? Does size matter?
有时候外表是有欺骗性的,但是这里在中国大老板必须要有大办公室,大办公桌,大车子,大房子,大银行账户和大肚子!这是真的吗?大小真的有所谓?
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