I would rather know this as soon as possible, rather than having it pointed out to me at my performance review, or worse, at my exit interview.

我宁愿尽可能早地知道这些，而不是在我的绩效评审的时候，或者更糟的是在我的辞退面谈时才知道。

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Many analysts believe that the IPO is being driven by a government desire to exit from GM ownership as soon as possible, even at the expense of better recoupment of the taxpayer investment.

FORBES: Ralph Nader To Obama: Suspend GM IPO