辦公室里情況怎么樣？為什么會選擇裁員

今天的這段對話，在討論解雇，
 
辦公室里情況怎么樣？為什么會選擇裁員
 
來聽今天的講解:
 
A: Please come in, Steven.
 
史蒂文，請進(jìn)來一下。
 
B: All right, Mr Green.
 
好的，格林先生。
 
A: Have a seat over there. How are things going on in the office?
 
坐吧，辦公室里情況怎么樣？
 
B: Pretty well. Everyone is working hard.
 
相當(dāng)好，每個(gè)人都在認(rèn)真工作。
 
A: But our business has been going down sharply the couple of months and we have to reduce some staff.
 
但是這兩個(gè)月來，我們生意滑坡的很厲害，我們不得不裁員。
 
B: You mean I'm among the people who have to go?
 
你是說我也是其中一員？
 
A: I'm afraid so.
 
恐怕是這樣的。
 
B: Did I do something wrong?
 
我哪方面做的不好嗎？
 
A: You are the sales manager, but our sales didn't go up.
 
你作為銷售部經(jīng)理并沒有使我們的銷售量增加。
 
B: But you know I've been working very hard and I have family to support.
 
可你知道，我一直都很努力的，而且我還要養(yǎng)家。
 
A: I feel sorry, but that's the decision of the directorate.
 
我真的很抱歉，但這是董事會的決定。