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As an associate at McKinsey & Company, my first assignment was on a team that consisted of a male senior engagement manager (SEM)
在麥肯錫公司工作時，我所在的團隊里有一位男性高級項目經理，
and two other male associates, Abe Wu and Derek Holley.
還有兩位男同事亞伯·吳和德里克·霍利。
When the SEM wanted to talk to Abe or Derek, he would walk over to their desks.
當那位經理想和亞伯或德里克說話時，他會徑直走到他們的桌前；
When he wanted to talk to me, he would sit at his desk and shout, "Sandberg, get over here!" with the tone one might use to call a child or, even worse, a dog.
而當他想找我談話時，便會坐在自己桌前大喊一聲：“桑德伯格，到我這里來！”那語氣就好比招呼一個孩子，甚至像在召喚一只狗。
It made me cringe every time.
每次我都會嚇得哆嗦，不敢出聲。
I never said anything, but one day Abe and Derek started calling each other "Sandberg" in that same loud voice.
有一天，亞伯和德里克開始用同樣大的音量，開玩笑地叫對方“桑德伯格”，
The self-absorbed SEM never seemed to notice.
而這位經理似乎從來沒注意到這個變化。
They kept it up. When having too many Sandbergs got confusing, they decided we needed to differentiate.
他倆一直這樣做，直到太多的“桑德伯格”引發了混亂，我們才決定要稍作區別。
Abe started calling himself "Asian Sandberg," Derek dubbed himself "good-looking Sandberg," and I became "Sandberg Sandberg."
亞伯稱自己是“亞洲的桑德伯格”，德里克叫自己“帥氣的桑德伯格”，而我成了“桑德伯格·桑德伯格”。
My colleagues turned an awful situation into one where I felt protected.
我的同事們把一個原本很糟糕的環境變成了一個讓我感覺受到了保護的環境。
They stood up for me and made me laugh.
在那段日子里，他們給予我支持，讓我開懷大笑。
They were the best mentors I could have had.
他們才是我最好的導師。
Since when it rains, it pours, on that same project, the senior client leader wanted to fix me up with his son.
那年的雨季之后，我的一位高級客戶領隊想撮合我和他兒子私下交往。
He declared this intention in front of his team over and over.
他在他的團隊成員面前反復提起這件事，
I knew he meant it as a compliment, but it undermined my professional authority.
我知道他認為這是種恭維，但這樣做卻會削弱我的專業威信。
