performative work
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The rise of performative work
表演型工作的兴起
Before the pandemic turned everyone into remote employees, managers worried that working from home would be a paradise for slackers. But the reality has turned out to be different. Employees are demonstratively visible and work has become more performative.
在新冠疫情让每个人只得远程办公之前，管理者就担心居家办公会成为怠工者的天堂。然而，实际情况却有所不同。员工们大秀存在感，工作也变得越来越像一出戏。
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The simple act of logging on is now public. Green dots by your name on messaging channels are the virtual equivalents of jackets left on chairs and monitors turned on.
如今，登录这一简单的行为是公开的。会话框中你名字旁边的小绿点，就相当于虚拟版的留在座椅上的外套和开着的显示屏。
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Calendars are now frequently shared: empty ones look lazy; full ones appear virtuous. Communication is more likely to happen on open messaging channels. Colleagues can leave public comments in shared documents, and in the process notify their authors that something approximating work has been done.
现在，人们频繁地分享着自己的日历：空空如也的日历看上去像是你在偷懒；满满当当的就显得你很认真努力了。人们更可能在公共会话中进行沟通。同事也能在共享文档中留下公开评论，并在此过程中，提醒文档作者自己做了些细微的改动。
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Theatre has always been an important part of the workplace. But the prevalence of performative work is bad news for employees who have to catch up on actual tasks once the show is over. By extension it is also bad for proctivity. Why, then, does it persist?
“剧场”一直是工作场合中重要的一部分。但是，表演型工作的盛行，对于那些必须在演出落幕后、抓紧干实事的员工来说是个坏消息。甚至，它还会影响员工的工作效率。那么，为什么表演型工作现象会持续存在呢？
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One answer lies in the natural desire of employees to demonstrate how hard they are working. Another lies in managers' need to see what everyone is up to.
第一个原因是，员工们本能地渴望向他人展示自己有多努力工作。第二点是，管理者也需要了解每个人在做些什么。
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And a third is hinted at in recent research, from academics at two French business schools, which found that white-collar professionals are drawn to a level of "optimal busyness". Rushing from meeting to meeting, triaging emails and hitting a succession of small deadlines can deliver a buzz, even if nothing much is actually being achieved.
第三个原因在最近的一项研究中得到了暗示，该研究由法国两所商学院的学者作出。研究发现，白领精英在追求一种“最佳忙碌状态”。他们从一个会议赶到另一个会议、给邮件分门别类、在一连串小截止日期前完成任务，这些都给他们一种兴奋感，尽管实际上他们并没有取得多少成就。
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The performance is what counts.
不过，“表演”本身才是最重要的。
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主编：Felicity、Luni
品控：Felicity、Dobby、啾笛
审核：Luni
重点词汇
performative
/pɚˈfɔːr.mə.t̬ɪv/
adj. 表演的，有表现力的
相关词汇：perform（v. 表演，演出）
例句："Hamilton" was first performed on Broadway in 2015.
搭配短语：performative art based on story-telling
slacker
/ˈslæk.ɚ/
n. 怠工者，偷懒者
相关词汇：slack（adj. 懈怠的，敷衍了事的；不紧的，松弛的）
近义词：loose（adj. 松动的）
例句：The rope suddenly went slack / loose.（松的）
例句：He's been slack in his work lately.
相关词汇：slack（v. 工作松懈、懈怠；使变松）
英文释义：to make slack
搭配短语：slack off（松懈，懈怠）
例句：He's been slacking off lately.
demonstratively
/dɪˈmɑːn.strə.t̬ɪv.li/
adv. 公开表现地；公开表露情感地
相关词汇：demonstrate（v. 表达观点，表露情感）
相关词汇：demonstrative（adj. 公开表露情感的）
英文释义：showing feelings openly
log on
登录
相关词汇：log（v. 记录）
词性拓展：log（n. 航海日志）
近义词组：log in（登录）
反义词组：log out（登出，退出）
virtual
/ˈvɝː.tʃu.əl/
adj. 虚拟的
搭配短语：virtual reality（简称 VR，虚拟现实技术）
equivalents
/ɪˈkwɪv·ə·lənt/
n. 对应物，对应者
词性拓展：equivalent（adj. 相等的，等同的）
搭配短语：be equivalent to sth.（……相当于……）
例句：I think covering up the facts is equivalent to lying really.
例句：iQiyi, China's equivalent of Netflix, said it would no longer broadcast idol competition shows.
monitor
/ˈmɑː.nə.t̬ɚ/
n.（电脑）显示屏，显示器
virtuous
/ˈvɝː.tʃu.əs/
adj. 品行端正的，品德高的
相关词汇：virtue（n. 品行，德行）
例句：He's a virtuous and hardworking man.
approximate
/əˈprɑːk.sə.meɪt/
v. 接近于，近似于
词性拓展：approximate（adj. 接近的，近似的）
英文释义：not completely accurate but close
例句：The flavor approximates to what I remember.
prevalence
/ˈprev.əl.əns/
n. 普遍，盛行
相关词汇：prevail（v. 盛行，流行）
例句：Mutual respect prevails among students and teachers here.
相关词汇：prevalent（adj. 盛行的，普遍存在的）
例句：High blood pressure is more prevalent among young people.
catch up on
赶着做……，补做……
相关词组：catch up with sb.（赶上，追上（某人））
例句：Go on ahead. I'll catch up with you later.
例句：I had to work extremely hard to catch up with the others in class.
英文释义：to do tasks that one should have done earlier
例句：Work is settling down though I still have quite a few things to catch up on after the trip.
by extension
推而广之，乃至
相关词汇：extension（n. 延伸，延展）
例句：The study shows how television and, by extension, the media, alter political relationships.
proctivity
/ˌproʊ.dəkˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
n. 效率，生产力
相关词汇：proctive（adj. 高产的，高效的）
相关词汇：proce（v. 生产）
搭配短语："A proctive day with me!"
persist
/pɚˈsɪst/
v. 持续存在，维持
英文释义：to continue to exist
例句：Contact your doctor if the cough persists.
搭配短语：to persist in doing sth.（坚持、执意做……）
例句：He persisted in denying his knowledge of it.
lie in
在于……
例句：The difference between a man who succeeds and one who does not is / lies in the way each treats opportunities.
hint at
暗示……
相关词汇：hint（v. 暗示）
例句：Some officials are hinting at possible intervention in the currency markets.
optimal
/ˈɑːp.tə.məl/
adj. 最佳的，最合适的
英文释义：best or most suitable
搭配短语：the optimal solution
triage
/ˈtriː.ɑːʒ/
v. 确定（众多病人或伤者）的治疗顺序
buzz
/bʌz/
n. 强烈的情感（如愉快、兴奋）；嘈杂的说话声；（昆虫的）嗡鸣声，嗡嗡声
搭配短语：the buzz of conversation
count
/kaʊnt/
v. 有意义，重要
近义词：matter
例句：First impressions really do count.
