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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
ID: #4138
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HRO: Good morning, Mr Johnson. How can I help you?
Mr J: Well, I’d like to talk to you about Tim Bond, the department manager.
HRO: What seems to be the problem?
Mr J: Well, ever since Sandra left the department, I feel like I’ve been targeted to do all her work as well as mine. Tim has made me work overtime; I’m expected to attend too many meetings and I seem to be spending a lot of my time doing unnecessary paperwork.
HRO: I’m sorry to hear that,
Mr J: And, on top of that, I’d specifically asked if I could leave early last Friday, as I’d done a lot of overtime during the week. But we had a deadline on Friday afternoon and even though I’d finished my specific work I was expected to help other colleagues finish their work too.
HRO: But surely that is a positive sign showing that Mr Bond has a lot of trust in you, in getting you to help other colleagues?
Mr J: Yes, but I feel like I’m being singled out! Other colleagues get to leave early, and they don’t have such a lot of work to do.
HRO: So you feel he’s been making unrealistic demands on you?
Mr J: Yes, absolutely.
HRO: Do you think it’s because Mr Bond is unaware of what you're doing?
Mr J: Well, he never seems to ask us to do a job. He just delegates, and that’s another thing, he never listens!
Mr J: Well, I’d like to talk to you about Tim Bond, the department manager.
HRO: What seems to be the problem?
Mr J: Well, ever since Sandra left the department, I feel like I’ve been targeted to do all her work as well as mine. Tim has made me work overtime; I’m expected to attend too many meetings and I seem to be spending a lot of my time doing unnecessary paperwork.
HRO: I’m sorry to hear that,
Mr J: And, on top of that, I’d specifically asked if I could leave early last Friday, as I’d done a lot of overtime during the week. But we had a deadline on Friday afternoon and even though I’d finished my specific work I was expected to help other colleagues finish their work too.
HRO: But surely that is a positive sign showing that Mr Bond has a lot of trust in you, in getting you to help other colleagues?
Mr J: Yes, but I feel like I’m being singled out! Other colleagues get to leave early, and they don’t have such a lot of work to do.
HRO: So you feel he’s been making unrealistic demands on you?
Mr J: Yes, absolutely.
HRO: Do you think it’s because Mr Bond is unaware of what you're doing?
Mr J: Well, he never seems to ask us to do a job. He just delegates, and that’s another thing, he never listens!
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