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1. You spend more time listening to your boss’s one-sided conversations than having a real one.
1. 更多的时间里你在听着老板作单方面的“谈话”，自己却缄口不言。

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2. You start answering your cell phone like it’s your office line.
2. 你的手机变得跟单位电话似的。

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3. You’ve given up on asking for instructions.
3. 你已经放弃要求进一步的解释了。

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4. You know way too many details about your boss.
4. 你实在是知道老板太多的细节了。

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5. You have anxiety anytime you leave your desk.
5. 你离开办公桌的时候总是充满焦虑。

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6. Everyone is envious of your job, so they won’t listen to you complain.
6. 每个人都羡慕你的工作，所以他们根本听不进你的抱怨。

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7. You are the champion of passive aggressive emails.
7. 你是散发消极抵抗信息的高手。

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8. You never remember to eat lunch, or to just eat in general.
8. 你从来不记得吃午饭，或是随便吃点。

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9. Your relationship with your boss is completely one sided.
9. 你和老板的关系完全是单方压倒性的。

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10. The word “fair” has been banned from your vocabulary.
10. “公平”这个词从你的词典里被删除了。

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11. Your opinion has become invalid.
11. 你的观点是无效的。

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12. Your fake smile is good enough to pass as a real one.
12. 你的假笑足以以假乱真了。

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13. You never believe anything is actually a top priority.
13. 你从不相信有什么事儿真的算得上是当务之急的。

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14. You’re able to handle multiple phone lines at once.
14. 你能同时接好几个电话。

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15. You lose sight of what is and what isn’t a good idea.
15. 你分不清什么是好主意，什么不是。

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16. You spend most of your day muted on conference calls.
16. 你一天大多数的时间都花在电话会议上，默不作声。

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17. You start stress eating.
17. 你开始为了缓解压力而狂吃。

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18. You know your boss’s coffee order but can’t remember yours.
18. 你记得你老板要的咖啡，却记不得你的。

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19. You become hardened to negativity.
19. 你变得消极而麻木不仁。

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20. You lose track of what is and is not appropriate.
20. 你忘了什么合适，什么不合适。

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21. You get volunteered for things you have no interest in.
21. 你开始自愿参加那些你不感兴趣的事情。

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22. You become your boss’s echo.
22. 你成了你老板的应声虫。

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23. Your well-being becomes your lowest priority.
23. 你自己的幸福成了你最后考虑的事儿。

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But even though it may sound overwhelming now…
尽管这一切在现在把你压得喘不过气来……

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…just remember, you’re one step closer to your dream job!
……但你要记住，你离你梦想中的工作已经又近了一步。