不论男女,办公室该不该聊其年龄
<p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="something">something</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clients">clients</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="undermining">undermining</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p>不久前，我和一群刚刚开始伦敦金融城从业生涯的20多岁的女律师聊过天。其中一人告诉我，她对年届中年的同事和客户问她年龄感到不胜其烦。其他人也表示赞同：老是有人问到她们的年龄，她们觉得烦透了。在她们看来，问这种问题不过是为了削弱她们的威信，把她们“打回原形”。</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="yes">yes</span> – <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="too">too</span>.</p><p>第二天，到办公室后，我对我能找到的办公室里最年轻的人士做了一项调查，问他们是否也有同样的遭遇。几乎所有人都做出了肯定答复——不仅是女士，男士亦然。</p>
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