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168.Going out of Town
168.出差在外
Whenever the boss was out of the office, everyone took it easy!
只要老板不在办公室，大伙儿就放松了！
They stopped trying to outdo themselves, fighting against each other,
他们不再拼命超水平发挥，相互之间不再明争暗斗，
and going over and above the demands of duty!
不再多做工作以外的事！
That's why the boss was always so reluctant to leave.
就因为这样，老板一般都不愿意离开。
One time, however, when he had to go out of town on business for several weeks, he knew that it was out of the question for him to allow his whole office to do nothing while he was gone!
然而有那么一次，他得一连好几个星期出差在外，他知道他不可能让整个办公室趁他不在时无所事事。
And so he went out of his way to fight the problem; he hired a replacement, Boss number 2!
于是一反常态要解决这个问题，结果他找了个替身，也就是老板二号！
Boss number 2 was outrageously expensive! But the boss thought it was worth it!
请这个老板二号可是贵得惊人！但老板觉得值！
The staff thought it was ridiculous!
员工们认为这很荒唐！
But when the boss was gone, Boss number 2 changed their outlook on everything-he was even more demanding than the normal boss!
可是老板不在的时候，老板二号改变了他们对事物的看法——他比原来的老板甚至要求更高！
But he was out of tune with how to run the business
但他协调不了生意上的事情，
and the normal boss found that he wasn't out of the woods with this replacement boss either!
原来的老板发现找这个替身还是摆脱不了困境！
When he returned he found that several clients had left, project costs exceeded and key staff fired!
回来时他发现走了好几个客户，项目支出超额、重要员工被炒鱿鱼！
The company was in a mess out-and-out!
公司完全乱成一锅粥！
Everyone reported that Boss number 2 was out of touch with everything, and out of this world in his expectations!
大家都说老板二号不接触任何事情，可是却想得很好！
The whole office would have to start all over again in some areas of their business!
整个办公室有些业务得重新来！
The boss decided then and there that he was over and done with going out of town!
于是老板当场决定他不再会有出差的时候！
The staff moaned!
员工们叫苦不迭！
