历年英语四级听力真题及MP3下载_大学英语听力

历年英语四级听力真题及MP3下载

　　What does all this mean for you?

　　As a future knowledge worker, you can expect to be generating, processing as well as exchanging information. Currently, three out of four jobs involve some form of mind work. And that number will increase sharply in the future. Management and employees alike will be making decisions in such areas as product development, quality control, and customer satisfaction.

　　In the new world of work, you can look forward to being in constant training to acquire new skills that will help you keep up with improved technologies and procedures.

　　You can also expect to be taking greater control of your career. Gone are the nine to five jobs, lifetime security, predictable promotions, and even the conventional workplace as youre familiar with. Dont expect the companies will provide you with a clearly defined career path, and dont wait for some one to empower you. You have to empower yourself. HxEn.com

　　Passage one:

　　Time

　　I think a lot about time and not just because its the name of the news organization I work for. Like most working people, I find time or the lack of it, are never ending frustration and an unwinable battle. My every day is a race against the clock that I never ever seem to win. This is hardly a lonesome complaint, according to the families and work institutes, national study of the changing work force, 55% of the employees say they dont have enough time for themselves, 63% dont have enough time for their spouses or partners, and 67% dont have enough time for their children. Its also not a new complaint. I bet our ancestors returned home from hunting wild animals and gathering nuts, and complained about how little time they had to paint battle scenes on their cave walls. The difference is that the boss of the animal hunting and the head of nut gathering probably told them to Shut up! or No survival for you! Todays workers are still demanding control over their time, the difference is: todays bosses are listening. Ive been reading a report issued today called When Work Works, produced jointly by 3 organizations. They set out to find and award the employers who employ the most creative and most effective ways to give their workers flexibility. I found this report worth reading and suggest every boss should read it for ideas.