幸福工作第一名，居然是…

定義一份工作是否比另外一份工作快樂，是非常主觀的唯心感受。作家Dan Buettner認為薪水並不是主要的決定因素，足夠的社交量才是打造一個快樂員工的指標。 在進入文章之前，請先想想以下單字:

a) 整編

b) 甜蜜的負擔

c) 精心安排

Research published in 2007 showed that the most satisfying jobs were those involving caring for, teaching, and protecting others, as well as creative pursuits. Guess what? There seems to be a shift this year. For its list of the 10 happiest jobs in America for 2015, online jobs site CareerBliss a)compiled data sourced from more than 25,000 reviews over the last two years.

過去令人滿意的工作往往跟照護、教育、保衛他人、或是創意產業相關。然而，這個趨勢在今年似乎轉變了。CareerBliss歷時兩年調查超過兩萬五千人，列出美國2015年前十大快樂工作。

No. 10 is thesystems developer, who produces, installs, and implements necessary computer systems, networks, and operating software. While you may not expect technology jobs to be among the most satisfying, careers from this sector show up multiple times on the list. 

第十名是系統開發工程師，工作內容包括製造、安裝和整合電腦系統、網路、和相關軟體。你可能沒有預料到科技產業會是最令人滿意的工作之一，有不少受訪者卻都表示相當高的滿意度。

No. 9 is the senior engineer. They design, develop and evaluate computer software. In CareerBliss’ 2014 report, they ranked eighth with an average salary of $75,800.

第九名是資深工程師，工作內容包括設計、研發、評估電腦軟體。 CareerBliss 2014的調查報告顯示，他們平均薪資達到年薪約兩百三十萬台幣，名列2014排行榜第八。

Business development executives ranked No.8. These positions certainly 1) come with pressure, but seeking growth opportunities is a b) gratifying responsibility for these professionals.

行銷企劃執行長高居排行榜第八名。這個工作往往伴隨著壓力，但成長以及進修機會多，使每一分責任都是甜美的負擔。

No. 7 is the website developer who often enjoys a balance between creative and technical skill in their job. A creative, dynamic experience for users is one of the happy tasks that make this job one of the most satisfying.

第七名是網站設計師，這份工作的內容非常強調達到創意與技術的平衡，新穎互動的用戶經驗所帶來的成就感使這份工作成為最令人滿意的工作之一。

Oracle database administrators (DBA) come in No.6. They use software to store and organize data, such as financial information or customer records.

資料庫管理師名列第六。這份工作利用軟體去儲存金融資訊或是客戶的紀錄。

No. 5 and No. 4 are, surprisingly, research assistant and automation engineer. While research assistants have the lowest average salary of all the top 20 positions, both research assistant and automation engineer require excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

而令人驚訝的，第五名和第四名分別是研究助理和自動化工程師，雖然研究助理的工作薪資是排行榜前二十名之中平均最低，但這兩份工作都需要極佳的問題解決與溝通能力。

No. 3 is the loan officer. Although loan officers often work long hours, they often have the pleasure of helping people realize their dreams. They spend much time working one-on-one with clients.

第三名是信貸公司。雖然信貸公司往往負擔高工時的工作狀況，也需要提供許多一對一的客戶服務，但他們能獲得幫助他人實現夢想的喜悅。

No. 2 is the executive chef who is in charge of the kitchen. He carries a lot of responsibility. It’s also a highly competitive field, but successful head chefs have the pleasure to c) orchestrate meals using their own recipes.

第二名是行政主廚，這個工作需要承擔沉重的責任。這也是一個高度競爭的工作領域，然而，成功的主廚可以享受創造不同料理的喜悅和成就感。

Finally comes our No 1, school principal. It may be the last career you would expect. However, betweenstringent government standards, demanding parents, disciplinary issues and teachers with varying levels of experience, being an educational administrator is 2) no walk in the park. But when a principal can begin to see improvement, it makes juggling these responsibilities worth every minute.

你可能沒有預料到，排行榜高居第一名的職位是學校校長。這或許會是你最意想不到的其中一份工作。然而，在嚴苛的政策標準、高要求的家長、管教問題、不同年資的教師之間，當一個校長並不輕鬆。但當這位校長可以看到學校一點一滴的在改變，每一份的責任和所花費的時間都變得相當值得。

口語詞彙

1. Come with  伴隨著、由於

come with 在英文裡是很普遍的口語的表達方式，表示一主要商品跟隨而來的附加物有哪些。

The main course comes with four side dishes. 主菜會有四道配菜。All our smartphones come with a 3-year guarantee. 我們所有的智慧型手機都有三年保固期。

2. (No) Walk in the park 不輕鬆、不簡單

walk in the park 在公園走，表示簡單、輕鬆的事。但加上 no 就表示此事不簡單。

Starting a business is no walk in the park. It requires insight, experience and resolution.

創業不是輕鬆簡單的事情。它需要洞悉能力、經驗和決心。