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He explains that "in every senior job I've had I've tried to create an environment of professionalism and the very highest standards.
他解釋說，“在我做過的所有高管工作中，我都試著創造一種倡導專業精神、高標準嚴要求的氛圍。
When it was necessary to get a job done, I expected my subordinates to work around the clock.
當必須完成一項工作時，我會期待我的部下鼓足了干勁兒工作。
When that was not necessary, I wanted them to work normal hours, go home at a decent time, play with the kids,
如果不是當天必須完成的，我就希望他們能正常工作，正常上下班，回家陪孩子們玩耍，
enjoy family and friends, read a novel, clear their heads, daydream, and refresh themselves.
享受和家人、朋友在一起的時光。有空的時候讀一本小說，整理一下自己的思緒，做做白日夢，讓自己勞逸結合。
I wanted them to have a life outside the office.
我希望員工在工作之外擁有自己的生活，
I am paying them for the quality of their work, not for the hours they work.
我給他們薪水是基于他們的工作質量，而不是工作時間。
That kind of environment has always produced the best results for me."
所以，我創造的這種工作氛圍通常會取得最好的工作業績。”
A related issue that affects many Americans is the extension of working hours.
工作時間的延長影響了許多美國人的生活。
In 2009, married middle-income parents worked about eight and a half hours more per week than in 1979.
2009年與1979年相比，中等收入水平的員工每周工作時間多出8.5個小時。
This trend has been particularly pronounced among professionals and managers, especially men.
這種增長趨勢在專業人士和中高層管理人員（特別是男性）身上尤其明顯。
A survey of high-earning professionals in the corporate world
對企業界高收入專業人士的調查發現，
found that 62 percent work more than fifty hours a week and 10 percent work more than eighty hours per week.
62%的人每周工作超過50個小時，10%的人每周工作超過80個小時。歐洲各國則沒有出現這種趨勢，因為限制工作時間的國家政策已經得到了落實。
Technology, while liberating us at times from the physical office, has also extended the workday.
科學技術雖然能把我們從實際的辦公室中解放出來，但相對也延長了工作時間。
