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In the cartoon above, a young man in a wet swim ring is leaving a river named "workplace". He is saying, "The water here is not suitable for me and I will look for better water elsewhere."

Most people switch jobs several times during their careers. Some young people even move from one company or job to the next in rapid succession-a practice known as job-hopping. Although the occasional change of job may be of some benefit to young people, rampant job-hopping is likely to hinder their employability and ruin their financial status. Most employers want to see evidence of stickability in previous jobs because that is a quality they want to see in prospective employees. Too many people suffer from "the grass is greener on the other side" syndrome to realize that all they are doing is jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Whether it is the pursuit of short-term gain or a result of habit, serial job-hopping is a losing bet for young people.

在上面的漫画中，一个带着湿漉漉的游泳圈的年轻男人正在离开一条名为"职场"的河。他说："这里的水不适合我，看看其他水域去。"

大多数人在其职业生涯中都换过数次工作。有些年轻人甚至走马灯似的从一个公司或工作换到另一个，这一做法被称为跳槽。虽然偶尔换一下工作可能对年轻人有一些好处，但经常跳槽可能会对他们的就业能力和经济状况不利。大多数雇主都希望看到能证明应聘者对之前工作投入的材料，因为这一素质是他们希望在可能成为员工的人身上看到的。太多人患上了"草是那边绿"综合征，最终意识到他们所做的一切无非就是跳出油锅又落入火坑。

不管是追求短期收益还是习惯性行为，连续跳槽对年轻人而言都是一种必定要失败的做法。

swim ring 游泳圈

elsewhere 去别处

switch 改变，转换

job-hopping 跳槽

occasional 偶尔的

hinder 阻碍

employability 就业能力

ruin 毁掉

financial status 经济状况

evidence 证明，证据

stickability 黏着力

prospective 潜在的

syndrome 综合征

frying pan 长柄平底煎锅

pursuit 追求

serial 连续的

bet 做法

1 Unemployment causes young people to suffer from an unstable income as well as the psychological stress of not knowing when they will get their next paycheck.

失业使年轻人收入不稳定，并承受不知何时才能再次领到薪水的心理压力。

2 Young people should be cautious about switching jobs, and avoid hasty and random job-hopping.

年轻人对换工作应该谨慎，避免草率、随意的跳槽。

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