VOA慢速英语(翻译+字幕+讲解):麦当劳CEO因办公室恋情被免职
日期:2019-11-05 16:40

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McDonald’s Chief Forced Out after Relationship with Employee
The American fast food business McDonald's is known around the world and was in the news last weekend.
McDonald's Corporation announced that its chief executive officer, CEO, has been forced out of the company for having a consensual relationship with an employee.
The relationship was a violation of company policy, McDonald's said. And it accused CEO Steve Easterbrook, who also served as the company's president, of showing bad judgment.
McDonald's bars supervisors from having romantic relationships with employees who directly or indirectly report to them.
In an email to employees, Easterbrook admitted he had a relationship with an employee and that it was a mistake.
"Given the values of the company, I agree...that it is time for me to move on," Easterbrook said in the email.
McDonald's board of directors voted on Easterbrook's employment Friday after an investigation into his relationship. He will also be leaving the company's board of directors. Easterbrook was appointed as CEO in 2015.
McDonald's would not provide details about the employee with whom Easterbrook had a relationship. A lawyer for Easterbrook would not answer questions.
The board of directors named Chris Kempczinski as its new CEO and president. He recently served as president of McDonald's USA.
Two weeks ago, McDonald's reported a 2 percent drop in profits for the three month reporting period ending on September 30, 2019. During that period, the company said it spent a lot of money remodeling its stores and expanding delivery service. McDonald's also has reported that fewer people are going to its restaurants.
The leadership change is unrelated to McDonald's operational or financial performance, the company said in a press release.
McDonald's decision to remove its CEO may show there has been progress on workplace issues as a result of the #MeToo movement, said Carl Tobias. He teaches law at the University of Richmond.
"Other companies don't always act on that kind of information...and so it seems like they are trying to enforce a (strong) policy in this situation," Tobias said.
Last year, Brian Krzanich left his job as CEO of Intel Corporation after investigators found he had a consensual relationship with an employee that violated company policy.
In December, CBS Corporation removed its CEO, Les Moonves, after several women accused him of sexual harassment. The CBS board of directors denied him $120 million promised under his contract with the company.
Among other problems, McDonald's has faced workplace harassment charges. In May, the company said it was expanding anti-harassment training and offering a telephone hotline for workers to report problems. McDonald's made the changes after a labor group announced more than 20 sexual harassment cases against the company.
Fight for $15 is the name of the group that brought the sexual harassment charges. It said McDonald's answers to the charges were not good enough.
"The company needs to be completely (open) about Easterbrook," the group said.
Kempczinski joined McDonald's in 2015. He was responsible for nearly 14,000 McDonald's in the United States.
I'm Susan Shand.

重点解析

1.fast food 快餐

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Megamalls and fast food restaurants line the highway system.
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2.sexual harassment 性骚扰

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Some victims feel they have no alternative but to keep sexual harassment to themselves.
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3.served as 担任

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I served as the Class President for two years.
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4.press release 新闻稿

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Baxter paraphrased the contents of the press release.
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5.Last year, Brian Krzanich left his job as CEO of Intel Corporation after investigators found he had a consensual relationship with an employee that violated company policy.

had a relationship with 与...有关系

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I never had a relationship with a woman that didn't involve sex.
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I never had a relationship with a student before.
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6.He was responsible for nearly 14,000 McDonald's in the United States.

be responsible for 负责

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We are all entirely responsible for our actions, and for our reactions.
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The man immediately responsible for this misery is the province's governor
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麦当劳CEO因办公室恋情被免职
美国快餐企业麦当劳全球闻名,上周末的新闻更是让其名声大噪w_qRe|lSlj4*
麦当劳公司宣布,其首席执行官(CEO)因与员工存在“双方自愿的亲密关系”而被解雇lu]n+&MPRk
麦当劳公司表示,这种恋情违反了公司政策VPNmp7SdKafi);+Il。该公司还指责曾担任公司总裁的首席执行官伊斯特布鲁克(Steve Easterbrook)曾出现判断失误kZi4SIE5=u!0oj47bfxa
麦当劳禁止上司与直属或非直属的员工产生办公室恋情.35jkelFx+
在一封给员工的电子邮件中,伊斯特布鲁克承认他与一名员工存在(恋爱)关系,这是一项错误PfGa0I2+*|9e)9W!kN
伊斯特布鲁克在邮件中表示,“考虑到公司的价值观,我同意……公司让我走人的决定”g2_lDvj%)7sl]=
在对伊斯特布鲁克的恋情进行调查后,麦当劳董事会于上周五对他的去留进行了投票表决pL~6Tov,|fl。他也会退出公司董事会Lub8^0u|xhA;Ty0g;J。伊斯特布鲁克于2015年被任命为CEO*d.44=2sv!,9xcL-Jkl

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麦当劳CEO涉办公室恋情被开.jpg
麦当劳不会披露与伊斯特布鲁克恋爱的员工信息|m8dH#2DNv=.。伊斯特布鲁克的律师将不会回答任何问题@G%c;|xue,E9NcTbCG
董事会任命克里斯·肯普钦斯基为新任首席执行官兼总裁Fq,ckuqB,Gr。他近期担任麦当劳美国公司总裁#4%q_F;cA|7_R~(omz
两周前,麦当劳报告称,截止到2019年9月30日的三个月利润下降了2%9;S@;@~HWH1.P。在此期间,该公司表示,花费了大量资金门店改造以及扩大送货服务-7iK3.7s3ZiQ9ERTjSzG。麦当劳还报告称,到店用餐的顾客减少了B43Dstjek*
该公司在一份新闻稿中表示,领导层的变动与麦当劳的运营和财务业绩无关Q3NfP,MdE,Zz!]Ct
卡尔·托拜厄斯指出,麦当劳决定开除其首席执行官或许表明了,“MeToo”运动在工作场所问题上取得了进展1_8,=Yff4)*。他在里士满大学教授法律APpF-_L5_;iLmefL+zNG
托拜厄斯表示,“其他公司并不总是会根据这类信息行事,因此,在这种情况下,麦当劳似乎在努力执行这一相当严格的政策WxCkpXVvd_6;89。”
去年,调查人员发现英特尔公司首席执行官科再奇(Brian Krzanich)与员工有亲密关系,违反了公司政策,于是科再奇引咎辞职M4vW@BaVUN
去年12月,哥伦比亚广播公司在数名女性指控其首席执行官莱斯·穆恩维斯(Les Moonves)性骚扰后,将其免职=C7|;qy,mw+y1VJ~Uhi。哥伦比亚广播公司董事会拒绝发放该公司签合同时承诺的1.2亿美元遣散费!pm,VSb@y#J
除了其他问题,麦当劳还面临职场性骚扰指控.C[lh|47#B。今年5月,该公司表示正在扩大反骚扰培训,并为员工提供举报热线电话nj^YD#R.=P=pHWO6。麦当劳做出这些改变之前,一个劳工组织宣布了针对麦当劳的20多起性骚扰案件zW=AD[jR9)=!7G
提出性骚扰指控的组织名为“为15美元而战”RUa*;;XfiG[i2b。该组织表示,麦当劳对指控的回应不够充分duO79e*VxHVj=+(Uha
该组织表示,“公司需要完全(公开)伊斯特布鲁克的事件”Hy_C;K6I3Jd3fkD.6Y
肯普钦斯基于2015年加入麦当劳b-LMdYkaCbYLf。他负责着美国近1.4万家麦当劳的运营tWf]Z!.*eE6a7~Z
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