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Meta、Google、Amazon 又一波 AI restructuring，被 layoff 不知道怎麼用英文跟同事訴苦？
這集 5 個必備句型加 mixed conditional 文法拆解，看完下次面對職場震撼彈不再卡詞、不再講錯 fired。

情境對話 Dialogue
場景：Brian 剛被公司 layoff，下樓跟同事 Chloe 在咖啡店碰面。
Brian
Hey. Thanks for coming down so fast.
嘿，謝謝你這麼快下來。

Chloe
Of course. You sounded weird on Slack. What happened?
當然。你 Slack 訊息聽起來怪怪的。發生什麼事？

Brian
I got laid off. Twenty minutes ago. Fifteen-minute calendar invite, no warning.
我被裁了。二十分鐘前。一個十五分鐘的會議邀請，沒有預警。

Chloe
Wait — what? You're kidding. You're on the core team.
等等——什麼？你開玩笑吧。你是核心團隊的。

Brian
Was. They restructured the whole division. I'm not the only one — about forty people across product and eng.
是「曾經」。他們把整個部門重組了。不只我——大概四十個，產品和工程都有。

Chloe
God. I'm so sorry. Did they at least give you a decent severance package?
天哪，我真的很遺憾。他們至少給了你像樣的資遣費吧？

Brian
Three months plus my unused PTO. Healthcare extended through August. It's not nothing.
三個月加上沒休完的特休。健保延到八月。也不算少了。

Chloe
That's actually solid for this market. Are you okay?
以現在這個市場來說其實算不錯了。你還好嗎？

Brian
Honestly? I'm blindsided. But if I had built up my side projects last year, I wouldn't be panicking about runway right now.
說真的？我整個措手不及。但如果我去年有經營副業，我現在就不會在擔心存款撐多久。

Chloe
Don't beat yourself up. Nobody saw this coming. AI restructuring just hit our floor first.
別自責了。沒人預料到。AI 重整剛好先打到我們這層樓。

Brian
I should have seen it coming. Two rounds of "voluntary exits" in six months — that was the writing on the wall.
我早該看出來的。半年內兩波「自願離職」——這就是徵兆。

Chloe
Listen — I know a recruiter at Anthropic. Let me put in a good word for you. You'd be a strong fit.
聽我說——我在 Anthropic 認識一個 recruiter。讓我幫你美言幾句。你會很適合。

Brian
Seriously? That would mean a lot. I'll send you my updated resume tonight.
真的嗎？這對我意義重大。我今晚把更新過的履歷寄給你。

Chloe
Send it. And Brian — you'll land on your feet. You always do.
寄過來。還有 Brian——你會東山再起的，你一直都這樣。

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重點單字 Vocabulary Boost
layoff / lay off/ ˈleɪɔf / n. / v.
資遣、裁員。被動式 "I got laid off" 是 2026 矽谷最常聽到的句子，比 fired 更中性。
I got laid off in the restructuring. （我在這波重組中被資遣了。）
blindsided/ ˈblaɪndˌsaɪdɪd / adj.
措手不及、被偷襲。原為美式足球用語（從盲點被撲倒），引申為「完全沒預料」。情緒密度極高。
I was completely blindsided by the news. （這消息讓我完全措手不及。）
severance package/ ˈsɛvərəns ˈpækɪdʒ / n.
資遣費組合（含薪資、未休假折現、健保延長等）。2026 矽谷標準：3–6 個月 + healthcare extension。
My severance package covers three months. （我的資遣方案有三個月薪資。）
restructure/ riˈstrʌktʃər / v.
重組（部門、組織）。2026 是 AI restructuring 的高頻字——意思就是「用 AI 取代人力」的委婉說法。
They restructured the whole division. （他們把整個部門重組了。）
runway/ ˈrʌnweɪ / n.
存款撐多久（口語）。原為新創術語（公司燒錢撐到 IPO 的時間），現延伸到個人財務。
I have about six months of runway. （我大概還能撐六個月。）
writing on the wall/ ˈraɪtɪŋ ɒn ðə wɔːl / idiom
不祥的徵兆、明顯的警訊。聖經典故，原意是牆上突然出現的預言文字。