[00:00.01]What was the most difficult decision you ever had to make?

你曾经做过的最困难的决定是什么?

[00:05.03]When I had to let good employees go.

当我要解雇优秀员工的时候，我感到难以决定。

[00:08.46]When the company I worked for was acquired by ABC Insurance,our department was consolidated and eliminated.

我以前工作的公司被ABC保险公司收购后，我们的部门被合并，原部门被解散了。

[00:16.30]I was able to transfer some of my subordinates to other departments,but had to let most of them go.

我将一些下属调到其他部门，但是大部分的员工都必须被解雇。

[00:22.32]Some of them were very good workers,having contributed to the success of the company for many years.

其中一些人是非常优秀的员工，为公司服务多年，对公司的成功贡献很大。

[00:28.14]Losing competent employees is always painful.

失去有能力的员工总是痛苦的。