The Panhandlers
乞丐型的同事

Who They Are: Panhandler colleagues walk the line between performing at their job and hunting for constant recognition. They are time-stealing attention seekers desperate for continuous praise.
他們是何許人也：乞丐型的同事在自己的工作崗位上盡力表現，只為了獲得他人長期的肯定。他們迫切渴望得到他人的關注和持續的贊美。

How to Identify Them: You’ll find these gregarious types carrying on loudly at happy hour. They are the sycophants tailgating anyone who will toss them morsels of attention.
如何判斷誰是乞丐型的同事：那些在興奮之際就提高嗓門油嘴滑舌的人。如果有人對他們表現出一點關注，他們馬上會對其溜須拍馬。

What to Watch Out For: At first, we are pleased when we meet panhandlers, because they are willing to go out of their way to do something for us, to demonstrate their loyalty. But their loyalty shifts like a leaf in the wind. As soon as panhandlers find a better source of affirmation, they will kick you to the curb, even in the middle of an important deadline.
要注意的問題：起初，我們在遇到乞丐型的同事時是很高興的，因為他們會不辭辛勞地為我們做一些事，以此證明他們的忠誠。但是他們的忠誠就像隨風搖擺的樹葉。一旦找到對他們更加肯定的人，即使在一個重要的項目只進行到一半時，他們也會把你扔到一邊。

How to Protect Yourself: Realize that panhandlers focus on praise the way addicts focus on drugs. To keep them on task, refrain from giving them praise until the very end of an assignment or project. The moment you start doling out the compliments is the moment you’ll lose their attention.
如何保護自己：要意識到乞丐型的同事對贊美的著迷程度不亞于吸毒者對毒品的著迷程度。為使他們完成任務，在任務或項目馬上結束之前不要贊美他們。你對他們的贊美之時正是他們對工作分心之時。