Groupon创始人梅森致员工的幽默公开信：我被炒了
<p><span word="Groupon">Groupon</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Mason">Mason</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="Letter">Letter</span> <span word="About">About</span> <span word="Firing">Firing</span></p><p>下面是<span word="Groupon">Groupon</span>公司创始人安德鲁·梅森(<span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Mason">Mason</span>)致员工的公开信中英对照：</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Groupon">Groupon</span>,</p><p><span word="Groupon">Groupon</span>员工，</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Groupon">Groupon</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="kidding">kidding</span> - <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="wondering">wondering</span> <span word="why">why</span>... <span word="you">you</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="metrics">metrics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="S">S</span>1 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hovering">hovering</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="listing">listing</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="accountable">accountable</span>.</p><p>在担任<span word="Groupon">Groupon</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span>渡过了4年半紧张、精彩的生活之后，我决定，是时候花更多时间在家庭上了。开玩笑的…我今天被开除了。如果你还在纳闷为什么…那么说明你根本没有关注过公司的资讯。从<span word="S">S</span>1文件中备受争议的统计方法，到财务报表中的重大漏洞，从连续两个季度业绩低于预期，再到股价跌至发行价的四分之一，对于过去一年半发生的各种事件，作为<span word="CEO">CEO</span>，我难辞其咎。</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Groupon">Groupon</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="earns">earns</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aligned">aligned</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="company">company</span> - <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="Groupon">Groupon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="valve">valve</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>.</p>
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