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智课网TOEFL备考资料托福阅读材料之为喜欢的工作拒升职 Most career advice is about getting ahead and climbing the ladder toward bigger titles and higher status. 大多数职场建议都是教人如何出人头地，如何往上爬，获得更大的头衔和更高的职位。 But what if you love the job youre in? 但如果你热爱自己正从事的工作呢？ Some people have found their sweet spot -- the job that suits both their talents and their goals. To stay and thrive in it, though, requires proactive steps to both maintain personal satisfaction and avoid seeming to coast. 有些人找到了最佳选择──工作既适合自己的才能，又符合自己的目标。然而，要留住并胜任这份工作，则需要积极采取行动，在保持自己满意的同时还要避免给人混日子的感觉。 More than 3 in 4 employees say they have no desire to move up in their organizations, according to a 2011 survey of 431 workers by OfficeTeam, a Menlo Park, Calif., staffing service. Some have found equilibrium between career challenges and family stability. Others dont like managing people or taking on tasks that dont excite them. 据加州门洛帕克人力资源公司OfficeTeam 2011年对431名公司员工所做的问卷调查显示，四分之三以上的员工表示没有在公司里升职的欲望。有些人找到了职业挑战和家庭稳定之间的平衡。有些人则不喜欢管人或者接手自己不感兴趣的任务。 Such attitudes are much more common than people are willing to admit, says Ken Siegel, a psychologist and president of a Los Angeles consulting firm, the Impact Group. 洛杉矶咨询公司Impact Group总裁兼心理学家肯-西格尔表示，这种态度“很普遍，但很多人不愿意承认”。 Many employees keep their desire to stay put quiet, because they dont want to be seen as uncommitted or lacking ambition, Dr. Siegel says. Some employers consider employees who dont want to move up a source of problems and a roadblock to others advancement. At some companies, they are actually referred to as blockers. 西格尔说，很多员工都会压抑自己向往平静地原地踏步的欲望，因为他们不想被人看成是没有责任感或者缺乏追求。有些雇主认为不想升职的员工会引发问题，会阻碍其他人的晋升之路。在有些公司，这些人竟然被称作“绊脚石”。 Its imperative for people who dont want to leave a dream job to let the boss know what they have in mind. Otherwise, people are going to be making assumptions about where you want to go. 不想离开心仪工作岗位的人有必要让老板知道自己的想法。否则，人们就会猜测你会想去哪里。 Most important is to be sure of your reasons for staying put. You should be truly satisfied with your job, not dodging promoti