At one time, everyone wore suits to the office. Now casual Fridays stretch into all the weekdays.
过去，每一个人穿西服上班；目前，星期五休闲日扩展到了所有工作日。
At one time, offices were the epitome1 of formality where bosses were addressed as Mr. or Mrs. and you wore only suits or dresses .
过去，办公室是正式场所的象征，称呼老板用先生、女性，你会只穿西服或裙子。
Now, many workplaces have a business casual dress code with even more casual Fridays, and the bosses -- who go by their first names -- are your Facebook friends.
目前，很多工作场合的着装规定都非常宽松，周五休闲日的规定更是随便。被直呼其名的老板们是你社交网站Facebook上的朋友。
Employers relaxed the rules to enhance workplace attitudes. If you're on the phone or on the computer all day, it doesn't matter if you're wearing a tie. At least you'd think so.
雇主放宽规定的目的是为了改变工作态度。假如你成天都是用电话、电脑办公，那样打不打领带无所谓至少你是这么觉得。
Of course, as with all things good, too much can be detrimental2. How can you have a relaxed, casual environment while still maintaining your professionalism?
当然，和所有事情一样，都会有过犹不及的时候。要怎么样即维持职业化又获得轻松、随便的工作环境呢?
To befriend or not to befriend
需不需要够朋友
Friendships are commonplace in all jobs. They exist between colleagues and sometimes between employees and their bosses. Try as you might, switching from friendship to professional mode while you're on the clock can be difficult. For the sake of your office, however, you might want to try harder.
所有工作中都会有友谊。同事之间有友谊；老板和职员之间也有友谊。工作中要想从友谊状况转到职业状况总是是一件困难的事情，你尽管去试试看看看看。不过，为了你的工作，你或许会期望为此付出更多努力。
We spend so much of our day at work that people often forget where the line between work and personal life should be drawn, says Roberta Chinsky Matuson, president of Human Resources Solutions. Discussions regarding what you did last night and with whom are not necessarily conversations one should be having at work.
Human Resources Solutions公司总裁Roberta Chinsky Matuson说：大家天天会花不少时间在工作上，以至于大家常常忘记该如何划分工作和个生活活的界线。昨天晚上你和哪个做了哪些不是在工作中需要讨论的。
Matuson also reminds you that what you say to a close co-worker can be overheard by many other people in the desks or cubicles3 within earshot. Even if no one else hears, you could be talking to the wrong person in the first place.
Matuson还提醒说，你对一位亲密同事说的话可能被听力所及范围内的办公隔间、办公桌旁的其他很多人听见。即使没人听见，可能刚开始你就找错了说话对象。
You might be close with your boss, but giving information that could undermine your reliability4 or professionalism can harm your career down the road when it's time for a promotion5.
或许你和老板的关系非常近，但透露了会有损你靠谱程度、职业水准的消息会在将来晋升的时候影响到你的事业。
