"work to rule" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 按章工作
• 按章操作

Definition

员工一种抗议方式，即严格按照所有工作规定操作，常导致工作效率变慢。这样可以在不罢工的情况下向管理层施压。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Work to rule”多用于工会争议和新闻报道，与全体罢工不同。员工没有停工，而是严格遵守所有操作程序，拒绝任何额外要求，从而表明日常工作的“额外”部分有多少。

Examples

The workers decided to work to rule after the company refused to negotiate.

公司拒绝协商后，员工决定开始**按章工作**。

When employees work to rule, productivity often drops significantly.

员工**按章操作**时，生产效率通常显著下降。

They began to work to rule to protest unsafe conditions.

为抗议不安全条件，他们开始**按章工作**。

During the dispute, the train drivers chose to work to rule instead of striking.

争议期间，火车司机选择了**按章工作**，而不是罢工。

If everyone started to work to rule, the company would notice how much extra people usually do.

如果大家都**按章工作**，公司会发现在平时大家有多少额外努力。

Management was surprised by how effective the work to rule protest was.

管理层对**按章工作**抗议的效果感到惊讶。