然而,对于喜欢逗笑取乐的人来说,21世纪的职场可能会是个雷区。我最近听到警告,说一个来自东欧的专业犯罪团伙会设下这样的圈套:在一家机构安插一名漂亮迷人的女员工,再让一名男同伙也混进去。两人前后脚进入这家公司,他们的关系不为人所知。不久后,他就向那位美女发送了一堆黄色网络笑话。(1)于是她投诉遭到骚扰,并威胁要以性别歧视为由,告到让人头大的就业法庭。而一旦她透露出已聘请了专业法律顾问和公关代理,受害企业就会赶紧花钱了事。
In these litigious, politically correct times, the perils of making cheap gags can be considerable. Recently, I attended a dinner at a trade conference. The speaker was a well-known executive who told a number of jokes in poor taste, some at the expense of influential figures in the room. Just as a vulgar best mans speech at a wedding can strike the wrong note, so I sensed as we chatted after the speech that the jibes would not be swiftly forgotten.
在这种动辄法庭上见、政治上正确的时代,讲低级笑话可能会相当危险。我最近出席了一个贸易会议举办的晚宴,席间一位颇有名气的高管发表了演讲。他讲了许多低级趣味的笑话,有些还是取笑在座的显要人物。(2)演讲后我们在闲聊时,我感觉到,他的那些话不会被很快忘记,这与婚礼上伴郎讲话粗俗不合时宜一样。
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