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Want higher pay? Don’t change jobs!
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… （续上篇）
Now things are changing. For the first time in 15 years, barring blips in 2012 and 2018, wage growth for “job-stayers”, those who have stuck with their employer, is running fast than for “job-switchers”, those who jumped ship, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
现在情况正在发生变化。根据亚特兰大联邦储备银行的数据，除了2012和2018年的微小波动以外，那些坚持与雇主在一起的“留任者”的薪资增长，在15年里首次出现了快于那些跳船的“跳槽者”的情况。Hunkering down and impressing the boss may now be a better bet than polishing your CV or responding to those LinkedIn messages from head-hunters.
埋头苦干并给老板留下好印象，现在可能是个比润色简历或者回复猎头发来的领英消息更明智的决定。The woes of job-hoppers are a particularly visible sign of a wider trend: the softening of America’s once rock-solid labour market.
跳槽者的困境是一个更广泛趋势的显著标志：美国曾经坚如磐石的劳动力市场正在疲软。Another sign is the rising unemployment rate for fresh university graduates, who are struggling to persuade anyone to take a punt on them.
另一个信号是大学应届毕业生正在上升的失业率，他们正在竭力说服任何雇主给自己一个机会。There have been weak patches in the jobs market over the past few years.
过去几年里就业市场中一直存在疲软时期。Some firms, like the big consultancies, vastly overhired during the post-pandemic boom, and have since spend years painfully paring back.
一些公司，比如大型咨询机构，在后疫情繁荣时期过度招聘，从那以后它们花费数年痛苦地精简规模。（未完）…
| 单词 | 释义 | 例句 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | barring | except if a particular thing happens | We should arrive at ten o’clock, barring any (= if there are no) unexpected delays. |
| 2 | blip | - a small spot of light, sometimes with a short, sharp sound, that appears on a computer screen - a temporary change that does not have any special meaning | Last month’s rise in inflation was described by the chancellor as only a blip. |
| 3 | stick with | to continue using someone or doing something and not change to anyone or anything else | He’s a good builder - I think we should stick with him. |
| 4 | hunker down | - to sit down on your heels - to make yourself comfortable in a place or situation, or to prepare to stay in a place or position for a long time, usually in order to achieve something or for protection | - We hunkered down around the campfire, toasting marshmallows. - The press have hunkered down for the night outside the palace, waiting for news of the royal birth. |
| 5 | CV | - a short written description of your education, qualifications, previous jobs, and sometimes also your personal interests, that you send to an employer when you are trying to get a job - a written description of the previous work of someone who is looking for a job at a college or university | Applicants interested in applying for the position should submit their CVs to the Anatomy Department no later than 15 February. |
| 6 | woe | big problems or troubles | The country has been beset by economic woes for the past decade. |
| 7 | take a punt on | to risk money by buying or supporting something, in the hope of making or winning more money | It might be a good idea to take a punt on a few technology stocks. |
| 8 | pare | to cut away the outer layer from something, especially a fruit or a vegetable | - Pare off any bits of the carrots that don’t look very nice. - He was busy paring apples in the kitchen. |
| 9 | pare back | to reduce something, especially in order to save money | The company plans to pare back its workforce next year. |