Office dating rules and asking coworkers out once

0:02 Okay, everyone, thanks for 好了各位，感谢大家

0:04 coming to this mandatory HR 来参加这场强制性的HR

0:05 meeting. 会议。

0:06 Let's make some noise! 让我们热闹起来！

0:07 [ Laughter ] [笑声]

0:11 Okay. 好。

0:12 Let's start with workplace Let's start with workplace

0:14 relationships. relationships.

0:15 Generally, we discourage it. 一般来说，我们不鼓励。

0:16 But of course, it happens. 但当然了，这种事总会发生。

0:17 So we have a few rules. 所以我们有几条规矩。

0:19 You can ask a co-worker out 你可以约同事一次，

0:21 once, but if they say no, you 但如果对方拒绝了，你

0:23 cannot ask them again. 就不能再约了。

0:24 So wait, question. 等等，问一下。

0:26 I can ask anyone out one time? 我可以约任何人一次？

0:29 I guess technically, yes. 严格来说，是的。

0:30 Sweet. 太好了。

0:31 Laurel, will you go out with me? Laurel，你愿意跟我约会吗？

0:34 No. 不愿意。

0:35 So that's it, then? 那就这样了？

0:38 Like, that door is closed until Like, that door is closed until

0:39 it resets at the end of the 年底才会

0:40 year? 重置？

0:40 [ Laughter ] [笑声]

0:41 No. 不。

0:42 It doesn't reset. 不会重置。

0:44 Okay. 好。

0:44 I think I understand. 我想我明白了。

0:46 I can't ask Laurel out again, 我不能再约Laurel了，

0:48 which means I have to move on to 也就是说我得转向

0:49 my second choice, Carley. 我的第二选择，Carley。

0:52 Will you go out with me? 你愿意跟我约会吗？

0:54 Don't love that you called me 我不太喜欢你叫我

0:56 your second choice, but sure. 第二选择，但行吧。

0:57 See, this is interesting. 你看，这就很有意思了。

0:59 Because I don't want to go out 因为我不想跟Carley

1:01 with Carley. 约会。

1:03 So can I take that yes, bank it, 那我能把这个“愿意”存起来，

1:04 and use it on Laurel? 留着用在Laurel身上吗？

1:06 [ Laughter ] [ 笑声 ]

1:07 There's no banking it. 这没法存银行。

1:08 It's not a game show. 这不是游戏节目。

1:09 Excuse me. 不好意思。

1:11 I have a query. 我有个问题。

1:13 Okay, Eric, what is it? 好，Eric，什么问题？

1:15 Are we allowed to ask women 我们可以问女士们

1:18 if they are ticklish? 她们怕不怕痒吗？

1:19 [ Laughter ] [ 笑声 ]

1:20 No. 不行。

1:21 Oh, so you said I can just go 哦，所以你是说我可以直接

1:21 ahead and try? 去试试？

1:22 Tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle! 挠痒痒，挠痒痒，挠痒痒，挠痒痒！

1:24 Eric, cut your nails. Eric，把指甲剪了。

1:25 No! 不行！

1:27 [ Laughter ] [ 笑声 ]

1:27 Another question. 另一个问题。

1:29 So we all know Clark is gay, 我们都知道Clark是同性恋，

1:30 right? 对吧？

1:32 No, only told you. 不，只告诉了你。

1:37 Now that we all know Clark is 既然我们都知道Clark是

1:39 gay -- 同性恋了 - -

1:40 [ Laughter ] [ 笑声 ]

1:40 which I'm personally fine with. 我个人对此没意见。

1:42 But since Clark is never going 但既然Clark因为他的

1:43 to ask a woman out due to his to ask a woman out due to his

1:45 condition -- 约女人出去 - -

1:46 [ Laughter ] [ 笑声 ]

1:46 does that mean I can buy Clark's 那是不是意味着我可以买下Clark的

1:47 asks? 邀约？

1:48 Sure, 20 bucks a pop. 当然，一次20块。

1:49 Great. 太好了。

1:53 Here's -- it's like $1,500. Here's -- it's like $1,500.

1:54 Why do you have so much cash 你怎么带这么多现金

1:55 on you? 在身上？

1:56 I go to the strip club at 我午饭时间去

1:57 lunch. 脱衣舞俱乐部。

1:58 [ Laughter ] [ 笑声 ]

1:59 That's where I know you from. 我就是在那儿认识你的。

2:01 [ Laughter ] [ 笑声 ]

2:02 You guys work together. 你们一起工作。

2:06 Laurel, I love you, I think Laurel，我爱你，我觉得

2:08 you're smoking hot, would you go 你太辣了，你愿意

2:10 out with me? 跟我约会吗？

2:11 Still, no. 还是不行。

2:13 Back to Silver. 回到Silver。

2:15 Carley. Carley。

2:17 I can't believe I'm saying 我不敢相信我

2:18 this, but yes. 会说这个，但我愿意。

2:20 See, that's what I don't like 你看，这就是我不喜欢的

2:22 about you. 你的地方。

2:23 You want it too much. 你太想要了。

2:24 [ Laughter ] [笑声]

2:25 Okay. 好吧。

2:26 I'm just going to bank Carley's I'm just going to bank Carley's

2:29 yes, is that cool with 愿意记下来，大家

2:31 everybody? 没意见吧？

2:31 Yeah. 行。

2:32 Works for me. 我没问题。

2:32 No. 不行。

2:34 No banking yeses. 不能记愿意。

2:36 We have a query. 我们有个疑问。

2:36 Why are you all using the 你们为什么都在用

2:37 word "query"? “疑问”这个词？

2:40 [ Laughter ] [笑声]

2:42 Me and Robert have been 我和Robert已经

2:44 secretly hooking up for five 偷偷搞在一起五

2:44 months. 个月了。

2:46 Is it bad that I'm his direct 我是他的直接

2:46 superior? 上级，这不好吗？

2:48 Yes, that's obviously bad. 是的，那显然不好。

2:51 [ Laughter ] [笑声]

2:52 Uh-huh, does it help that I'm 嗯哼，如果我只是

2:52 just doing it to get a raise? 为了加薪才这么做，会好点吗？

2:54 [ Laughter ] [笑声]

2:55 That does not help, no. 那也没用，不。

2:59 Okay, we're just going to go 好吧，我们就直接

3:00 ahead and wrap this up. 把这事收尾吧。

3:01 Wait. 等等。

3:01 Can I say something? 我能说一句吗？

3:04 I learned something important 我学到了很重要的一点

3:04 today. 就在今天。

3:06 An office is a sacred place. An office is a sacred place.

3:08 And office relationships are And office relationships are

3:08 tough. 很难搞。

3:10 But you can only ask someone out 但你只能约别人一次

3:11 once. 就一次。

3:12 If they say no, that's it. 如果对方拒绝，那就没戏了。

3:15 That's literally the only 这 literally 就是我们今天

3:17 thing we've covered today. thing we've covered today.

3:18 [ Laughter ] [ 笑声 ]

3:21 Here's something you didn't 有件事你们没

3:22 cover. 讲到。

3:24 You can bank yeses, and they 你可以存“同意”，而且它们

3:26 roll over every year. 每年都会结转。

3:27 [ Laughter ] [ 笑声 ]

3:28 And over time, they accrue 随着时间推移，它们还会产生

3:28 interest. 利息。

3:31 And you can trade in your 你还可以把

3:32 Christmas bonus for 20 new asks. 圣诞奖金换成20次新的邀约。

3:36 And booty khakis are okay. And booty khakis are okay.

3:41 [ Laughter and cheers ] [ 笑声和欢呼声 ]

3:42 No, they are not. 不，当然不行。

3:42 That was never okay. 那从来就不行。

3:44 Never. 绝对不行。

3:45 [ Cheers and applause ] [ 欢呼和掌声 ]