An online post listing office people's four most-hated modern inventions is gaining popularity.Read on to discover what modern professionals dislike.
Number one:The punch(打卡)machine.
32-year-old Mr.Zhang works for an IT company.He lists the punch machine as his number one workday enemy after a number of unavoidable incidents made him late to punch in for work.Zhang says most of his colleagues are hard-working people, but they feel like the boss doesn't trustthem when he uses a machine to evaluate their performance.Zhang plans tofind another job at a company that does not use a punch machine.
Number two:Instant noodles.
More and more people today realize that instant noodles do not make a healthy meal, but lack of time forces many white-collar workers to eat them instead of a regular dinner.27-year-old Mr.Zhu is a salesperson who is so busy at work that he doesn't even have time to wash his socks.He regularly eats fast food takeaways or instant noodles for dinner.
Number three:Mattresses.
Some elder employees tell newcomers that having a mattress at workis just like having a home at the company.To encourage their employees towork overtime, a number of companies have issued their employees with mattresses so that they can take a rest under their desks at any time of a day.People have started refusing the mattress and taking better care of their health after the media reported on a number of people who died due to overwork last year.
And last, but not least, the mobile phone.
A surgeon from a Beijing hospital says more and more white-collar workers are turning up with a strange disease which they call "mobile phone elbow ”.The patients' elbows are painful, and sometimes they can't even raise their hands.The doctor says the disease occurs when patients spend more than 4 hours on their mobiles.
(1)
Why do some employees want to find a job in a company without punch machines?
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A.
They often meet with unavoidable incidents on his way to work.
B.
They feel less trusted when evaluated with the punch machine.
C.
It is unnecessary for them to punch in for work every day.
D.
They can work less hard in companies without punch.
(2)
White-collar workers have to eat instant noodles because they ________.
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A.
can't make a healthy meal
B.
are always so busy at work
C.
don't have time to wash their socks
D.
can't afford a regular dinner
(3)
In the eyes of the boss, the mattresses can ________.
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A.
take care of the employees' health
B.
make the new comers love the company
C.
make employees have a good rest at any time
D.
make employees work more time
(4)
According to the doctor, ________.
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A.
long time of using mobile phones possibly causes the painful elbow
B.
only white-collar workers turn up with the painful elbow
C.
the painful elbow caused by mobile phone can't be cured
D.
if your elbows are painful, or you can't raise your hands, you catch the disease