生活英语|career veneer 职业虚景

Career veneer^{1 refers to the thin layer of potential for career advancement2, increase in pay and future opportunities that an employer paints on your job to convince you that the future holds something more than you are currently experiencing.}

职业虚景指的是老板为你的工作描绘出的那一层薄薄的进步前景，或许会包含职业升迁、薪水增长与更多进步机会等，如此描绘的目的是为了叫你相信将来会比目前更好。

For example:

I had my first year appraisal^{3 at the McDonalds today. They painted a bit of a career veneer over the last year.}

我今天刚拿到在麦当劳的第一个年度考评。他们去年就在向我描绘一些职业虚景。