In Japan, workers are being subjected to a new sort of control – computer scanning to see if their smiles are wide enough. Every day, staff at 15 railway stations in Tokyo are having to bare their teeth at a computer that rates the curvaceousness of their smile on a scale of one to 100. For those who can't muster a broad enough grin, the computer issues directions on how to improve performance. Lift up the corners of your mouth more, it orders. Staff are then given a print-out of their best smile to refer to as needed.
在日本,员工正接受一项新式管理——接受电脑扫描,看他们笑得是否足够灿烂。每天,东京15个火车站的员工都必须在电脑前露齿而笑,由电脑对他们笑容的甜美程度打分,分值从1到100不等。对于那些笑得不够充分的人,电脑会发出有关如何改善的指令。它会命令道:“嘴角再翘一点儿”。之后,员工会获得一份打印出来的最佳笑容图,以便需要时参考。