What's in Your Future?

    未來是什麼樣子

    I've been pondering the future since my dad took me to visit the World Future Society headquarters in Bethesda, Md., when I was 10 years old. And now that I'm a career writer, it's my job to think about what the workplace will look like -- and what it will demand from us -- in 2025.

    我10歲的時候，父親帶我去馬裏蘭州Bethesda看"世界未來學會"（World Future Society）的總部；從此以後，我就一直對未來進行思考。現在，我是一個職場專欄作家，我的工作就是思考2025年的職場將會變成什麼樣子，將對我們提出怎樣的要求。

    You may not be concerned with surviving beyond the current recession, but you should be. Reinvention isn't just for people who are unhappy in their current jobs. In order to have long-term, successful careers, we all must rethink how we'll stay marketable in the future work force.

    你可能並不擔心度過眼下經濟衰退後的日子，但其實應該關心一下。重新定位並不隻適用於對那些對工作不滿意的人；為了讓職業生涯獲得長期成功，我們必須重新思考如何在未來的勞動力大軍中保持競爭力。

    The twin challenges that face a majority of 21st-century workers are outsourcing and automation. "If they can put your job into a manual, they will, and if your job can be done by someone cheaper in a less expensive locale, it will go away," says Seth Godin, the author of "Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us."

    21世紀的絕大多數勞動者麵臨著雙重挑戰：外包和自動化。"如果他們能把你的工作寫成操作手冊
，他們一定會的；如果你的工作能被一個低成本勞動力市場的勞動者完成，那工作就會離你而去。"《部落：一呼百應的力量》（"Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us"）一書的作者賽斯
？高汀（Seth Godin）這樣說道。

    Close to the Customer

    貼近顧客

    The essential worker of the future will have one-on-one relationships with customers that keep them coming back.

    未來的成功勞動者將與顧客建立一對一的關係，讓他們成為自己的回頭客。

    Mr. Godin relates the story of a local supermarket manager who was transferred and then subsequently reinstated because of a customer petition. "The people who look at every interaction as an opportunity to add value and solve problems will be the most sought-after employees in 2025," he says.

    高汀講到一個故事：有家超市的經理被調到其他崗位工作，但隨後又被調回來了
，因為顧客們寫了一份請願書，希望他能回來。"那些利用每一個與顧客溝通的機會為他們提供附加值和解決問題的人，將是2025年企業最希望擁有的員工。" 高汀說道。

    Self-discipline and internal motivation will also be critical success factors, for the traditional office environment may largely disappear by 2025.

    自律和自我激勵也是重要的成功因素
，因為傳統的辦公環境有可能在2025年基本消失。

    Many will work remotely for a variety of organizations, and hours will depend on the geography of the team with which you're collaborating. Although technology will be available to track what you're working on and when, you'll need to be productive without the boss looking over your shoulder.

    許xu多duo人ren將jiang為wei各ge種zhong組zu織zhi遠yuan程cheng辦ban公gong，工gong作zuo時shi間jian將jiang取qu決jue於yu與yu之zhi合he作zuo的de團tuan隊dui所suo處chu的de地di理li位wei置zhi。雖sui然ran科ke技ji手shou段duan可ke以yi跟gen蹤zong你ni的de工gong作zuo內nei容rong和he具ju體ti時shi間jian，但dan你ni應ying該gai具ju備bei在zai沒mei有you老lao板ban監jian督du的de情qing況kuang下xia高gao效xiao完wan成cheng任ren務wu的de能neng力li。

    Another requirement is comfort with rapid change and initiatives that move at the speed of the Internet. Future workers will learn a wide array of skills from strategic planning and hiring to computer programming and design and will be expected to constantly upgrade those skills. Employees of all ages and levels will contribute creative thinking and operational excellence to projects. Gatekeepers and paper pushers will no longer exist.

    另ling一yi個ge要yao求qiu是shi適shi應ying快kuai速su的de變bian化hua以yi及ji互hu聯lian網wang溝gou通tong速su度du下xia的de項xiang目mu規gui劃hua。未wei來lai的de勞lao動dong者zhe將jiang要yao學xue會hui很hen多duo種zhong技ji能neng，從cong戰zhan略lve規gui劃hua到dao員yuan工gong招zhao聘pin，從cong電dian腦nao編bian程cheng到dao產chan品pin設she計ji，並bing要yao不bu斷duan更geng新xin自zi己ji的de技ji能neng。各ge年nian齡ling段duan和he各ge層ceng級ji的de員yuan工gong都dou要yao在zai項xiang目mu實shi施shi過guo程cheng中zhong獻xian計ji獻xian策ce，並bing取qu得de卓zhuo越yue成cheng績ji。監jian督du員yuan和he文wen書shu處chu理li人ren員yuan將jiang不bu複fu存cun在zai。

    Prepare for the Years Ahead

    做好準備

    If you're sitting in a cube, doing your work the way you've always done it, how can you prepare to have a viable career in 2025? In addition to honing your technical knowledge and functional expertise in areas like customer service, you should brainstorm ways to position yourself well in the future marketplace -- before you have to.

    如果你坐在一個辦公室的格子間裏，日複一日地用同樣的方式處理自己的工作
，那怎麼能在2025年nian成cheng為wei一yi個ge有you競jing爭zheng力li的de勞lao動dong者zhe？你ni不bu但dan要yao在zai客ke戶hu服fu務wu等deng領ling域yu不bu斷duan提ti高gao技ji術shu知zhi識shi和he專zhuan業ye水shui平ping，還hai要yao積ji極ji尋xun找zhao各ge種zhong方fang式shi讓rang自zi己ji在zai未wei來lai的de勞lao動dong力li市shi場chang中zhong站zhan穩wen腳jiao跟gen--一定要未雨綢繆。

    "Instead of blindly doing what you're told, get in the habit of taking action that invites people to pay attention," says Mr. Godin. "Make changes to the organization that will benefit the customer, and you'll be the go-to person today and tomorrow."

    "你不能盲目去做別人交代的事
，而是要養成一種主動讓別人來關注你的行為習慣。" 高汀說，"促成組織實現一些有利於顧客的變革，你就將成為現在和未來的職場達人。"

    For the under-40 set, a leadership-development course or two will be helpful, too. Starting in this decade, the baby boomers' retirement will leave a gaping hole in the executive ranks, and there will be opportunities for members of Generations X and Y to take on greater responsibilities.

    對不到40suiderenlaishuo，canjiayilianggelingdaolipeiyangkechengyehuiyouyidingdezuoyong。congzuijinzhegeshiniankaishi，yingerchaoyidaixianhoutuixiu，jiangzaigaoguancengliuxiabushaokongque，zheweixiayidaidelaodongzhetigonglehenhaodezhiyejinshengjihui。