A : Why do you want to quit your job?
B : Because our team restructured, the job has changed, so I am thinking about a change.
A : What are you looking for most with the new job?
B : I would like the amount of work to be proportional to the income, and for the company to give important positions to people with aptitude.
A : 你為什麼想離開目前的工作?
B : 因為部門改組,工作內容也改了,所以我考慮換新工作。
A : 你找工作時最在乎的是什麼?
B : 我希望工作量能與所得成正比,真正有能力的人能得到公司重用。
A: What are some of the hottest auction items other than the Labubu doll? B: NBA player Stephen Curry’s basketball card, actress Jane Birkin’s Hermes “Birkin bag,” and Princess Diana’s dresses also attracted robust bidding recently. A: How much can a trading card cost? B: Curry’s Paris Olympics autograph card was sold for US$518,500, or NT$15.3 million. A: Wow, it broke the record held by MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani’s baseball card. That’s amazing. A: 除了 「拉布布」玩偶以外,還有哪些熱門拍賣品? B: NBA球星史蒂芬柯瑞的球卡、女星珍柏金的原版愛馬仕「柏金包」、戴安娜王妃的禮服最近都引發競標。 A: 一張卡片能有多貴啊? B: 哈這張印著柯瑞在巴黎奧運的簽名卡,拍出51萬多美元天價、高達台幣1,530萬! A: 哇他打破了MLB球星大谷翔平球卡的紀錄,真是令人驚奇。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張迪)
Oxford University Press (OUP) will no longer publish a controversial academic journal sponsored by China’s Ministry of Justice after years of concerns that several papers in the publication did not meet ethical standards about DNA collection. A statement published on the Web site of Forensic Sciences Research (FSR) states that OUP will stop publishing the quarterly journal after this year. FSR is a journal that comes from China’s Academy of Forensic Science, an agency that sits under the Ministry of Justice. The academy describes FSR as “the only English quarterly journal in the field of forensic science in China that focuses on
The traditional five-day workweek was introduced around a century ago and has since become the standard, along with punching in at 9am and leaving at 5pm. Recently, however, challenges to this formula have been increasing, particularly among young people. In the UK, 200 British companies have changed gears and decided to adopt a permanent four-day workweek for their employees. The new schedule will not cause any loss in pay, which is expected to result in greater employee satisfaction. Among those leading the charge for the new model are charities, marketing firms, and technology companies. Advocates of the policy say
Continued from yesterday(延續自昨日) https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang According to supporters, a four-day workweek is an effective way for companies to attract and keep employees. Productivity can even be improved by achieving the same output in fewer hours. The primary workforce of the future, adults between the ages of 18 and 34, are strong supporters of this pattern. More than three-quarters of them believe a four-day workweek will become common practice in five years, while 65 person say they reject a return to full-time office work. This group considers mental health and general well-being as their top priorities, and it seems certain that they will be