新加坡著名女作家尤今曾回忆起这样一件让自己惭愧的事。儿子从美国留学归来,应聘一家跨国银行理财专员的职位。没过几天,儿子接到伦敦总部的电话,约定了日期和具体时间,要和他进行一轮电话会谈。约定通话的那天上午,尤今看到儿子很早就起来,郑重其事地穿上了西装,还打了领带,站在电话旁边等待着对方的电话。尤今和儿子开玩笑:“这次只是电话会谈而已,对方又瞅不见你,干吗还穿戴得如此正式,犯得着这么大张旗鼓吗?”儿子严肃地答道:“对方虽然看不到,但人家是从办公场所给我拨电话,他衣冠楚楚,我 Youpin, a famous Singaporean woman writer, once recalled something that made me ashamed. Her son returned from studying in the United States, applying for a transnational bank treasurer position. A few days later, his son received a call from London headquarters, agreed on the date and time, to conduct a round of telephone conversations with him. On the morning of the appointment, I saw my son very early in the morning, solemnly dressed in a suit and tie and stood by the phone waiting for each other’s call. Youjin joke with his son: ”This is just a telephone conversation only, the other can not see you, why do you wear so formal, made such a big boast?“ ”Son solemnly replied: " Although the other can not see, but People call me from the office, he is well-dressed, me