不是理所当然

5. Your job isn't a sure thing

5.你的工作并不是理所当然的事

The first week on your new job was filled with hesitant moves: "Am I allowed to do this?" "Is this OK?" "Will I get fired for this?" As you settled in, you realized how silly some of those thoughts were, and it was unlikely you'd get fired for that extra five minutes you took for lunch.

你工作的第一天总是充满了不确定性的问题。“我可以做这个吗？”“这样做可以吗？”“我这样做会被炒吗？”当你逐渐适应了工作环境之后，就会明白当初的自己是多么愚蠢，根本不可能因为多花了5分钟在午餐时间上而被开除。

Fast forward to now, and you're confident that you have earned enough freedom to do what you like, as long as your projects are finished. That mindset may lead to trouble, though. No matter how long you've worked somewhere, your job isn't 100 percent secure. You're working for others, and you need to meet their expectations first.

时间推进到今天，你已经成为了职场老手，只要项目一结束，自己就能有自由做任何自己想做的事情。然后，这种想法很有可能带来一些麻烦。不管你在一个地方工作了多长时间，你的工作都不可能达到百分之百的安全。因为你是在为他人工作，所以得先达到别人的期望。