桑德伯格參加哈佛商學院畢業(yè)慶祝活動

????美東時間5月23日下午,,也就是哈佛大學畢業(yè)典禮的前一天,,哈佛大學商學院舉行了紀念活動,Facebook首席運營官謝莉爾?桑德伯格受邀參加并發(fā)表演講,。這一天離5月18日Facebook鬧哄哄的上市大戲只隔了幾天,,但Facebook已經遭遇了數不清的質疑和批評,說不定會令桑德伯格的演講以尷尬收場,。 ????那么她的演講上到底發(fā)生了什么,? ????演講總體還算順利。當天碧空如洗,,白云點點,,只是天氣炎熱,人人汗流浹背,。畢業(yè)典禮在哈佛商學院的貝克草坪上舉行,,一共持續(xù)了90分鐘。當天的典禮由于前幾日一位名叫南森?比利邁爾的二年級學生(31歲)的突然死亡而蒙上了一層陰影。比利邁爾上周日晚與朋友飲酒慶祝后,,在緬因州的波特蘭市失蹤,,本周二在波特蘭的港口發(fā)現了他的尸體。他留下了一個懷孕的妻子,。F班的畢業(yè)生盧克?馬克林在致歡迎辭時說:“人生中有些事情非常艱難,。” ????桑德伯格當天穿了一件比天空還藍的藍色裙子,。她的開場白是:“今天本應是一個盡情歡慶的日子,,但我知道今天它不是了?!比缓笏腥氲绞孪葴蕚浜玫难葜v稿,,演講的重點是給畢業(yè)生們的職業(yè)建議(“如果別人給了你一個火箭飛船上的座位,別問是什么座位,,只需坐上去就行了”),,還講了她作為一個女性在職場中的奮斗。比如她說,,美國的企業(yè)高管中只有15%是女性,,而且這個數據在過去十幾年間幾乎一直沒有變過。 ????桑德伯格對Facebook的窘境一字未提,,只是在演講結束時語氣幽默地帶過一筆:“明天隨著你和你的同學們奔赴全球各地,,走上商界舞臺,我祝愿你們四件事:首先,,希望你們通過Facebook繼續(xù)保持聯絡,,這對你們未來的成功非常重要。而且現在我們上市了,。所以你們登錄Facebook的時候能順便點擊一兩個廣告嗎,?” ????譯者:樸成奎 |
????Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg was the keynote speaker this afternoon at Harvard Business School's Class Day, which precedes commencement. Days after a tumultuous May 18 initial public offering, the social network has come under a barrage of questions and criticisms which could have made the event, well, awkward. ????So what happened? ????Not a lot. It was a hot and sticky 90 minutes under a blue, cloud-splattered sky on Baker Lawn on the HBS campus. The day's event was overshadowed by the heartbreaking death of second-year student Nathan Bihlmaier, 31, known as "Nate." Bihlmaier disappeared Sunday night in Portland, Maine, after a night celebrating with friends. His body was recovered Tuesday in Portland harbor. He left behind a pregnant wife. "Some things in life are just hard," said graduate Luke Marklin, Section F, in his welcoming remarks. ????Sandberg, who wore a dress bluer even than the sky, began her remarks: "Today was supposed to be a day of unbridled celebration, and I know that's no longer true." Then she cut to her prepared remarks, which centered on career advice ("When you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat, just take it") as well as her struggles as a woman in the workplace. For example, she cited the fact that women today occupy only about 15% of C-level positions in corporate America, and the number's been stuck there for more than a decade. ????Sandberg made no reference to Facebook's (FB) struggles aside for one slightly humorous oblique mention at the end: "As you and your classmates spread out across the globe and walk across this stage tomorrow, I wish for you four things: First, that you keep in touch, via Facebook. This is critical to your future success. And we're public now. So can you click on an ad or two while you're there?" |