"Mr. Lawrence, there's a call on line 2."
5 } l; P$ I1 Y& X* k% Z$ K) Q "Miss Simon, get Acme Corporation on the phone, please."
; r Q& @6 x2 G" j, Z "Good morning, Lawrence Manufacturing. Miss Simon speaking. May I help you?" 1 }. s4 V+ Q ?) w; ~" n$ b+ ~
"Good afternoon. Thank you for calling Continental. How may I help you?" ! K" t M s, B t
"Miss Simon, have Fred come into my office before he leaves the building."
* @2 h8 v6 x9 e0 W "Certainly, Mr. Lawrence."
5 U- }; I+ ^- o "Will you have time to go to lunch with me today?" / T# B7 n5 v# M- p/ o! Y
"Miss Simon, make lunch reservations at Moreno's. I'm meeting a client there."
W9 [% i9 }! N- @! I4 g( @ "Wait! Hold the elevator for me!" + p+ \4 F9 O3 W. f8 g$ W
"I'm going to take the stairs today."
- o3 \9 @+ L4 m: K5 y, b9 Y2 t "Sam, did you brown-bag it today?" @8 p. R' l# P6 o7 ?' t8 O, k
"No, I didn't bring my lunch. I thought I'd go to the deli today." - p) w6 O1 B( S
"Rita, what options did you pick for your 401K?"
2 B( \: Y5 ^8 t/ R% ^, ?" W# S "You've only been here a month. Why are you thinking about retirement already?"
; ~: ~$ @# r9 ?* z. ?& C% { "Welcome to Continental Investments, Mr. Smith. This is the Human Relations Department." , s3 z# ~/ C% N3 z- \6 |
"Is that the same as Personnel?" ( W( k+ D5 ?% b) _4 a& f7 D1 X8 M
"Yes, that's the old name for us. We need to fill out your W2 form for your payroll deductions." 7 i* t% V0 {" h3 D$ R* T
"Did you want me to send this letter by e-mail or by snail mail?"
4 X$ o0 l$ c- d' o "Let's do it the old-fashioned way: type it, sign it, put it in an envelope and drop it in a mailbox."% g* c- q$ b0 i
"Julie, will you please file these sales reports."
; n/ _( H% |! B. e' k "Julie, where did you files last month's sales reports?"
# v3 q& S5 C, g5 ?+ s "Mrs. Everett, I'd like you to type up that memo I left on your desk."
1 ]) L. e# K; R1 g+ D _ "When you get that memo typed, see that all department heads get a copy." + U A# O. I# I# Z* v6 N
"Shall I fax the new proposal to the head office?"
6 [ i( G: Y7 J8 n) h) K "Hey, Jim. How'd you make out with that new prospect?"
# t8 ~1 ~8 M+ u) p. N" m "Call Maintenance, Mrs. Everett. The copier's jammed again." % F# b& Z( k" O, l! v# }
"Mrs. Everett, set up a conference call for me with Joe Baldwin and my attorney." 0 @6 U8 e" V4 S* u! x
"Tom, this is Morris Gruber. He's just starting today. Would you like to show him the ropes?" }/ U- | _& N
"Morris, this is the time clock. You've got to punch in before the bell rings or you will be docked."
6 T% r. ]5 \3 y: z L "What do you mean 'docked'?"
" L8 U0 [9 K# K' C2 ^/ V "If the time card shows one minute past 8, you lose 15 minutes of pay."
8 E' j+ j& u8 l. ] "That doesn't seem very fair."
& B9 D- J; b: B "Attention Employees: There will be no loitering around the water cooler during business hours."
* C7 N4 _3 ^% g, _' e9 i- ^" o "Betty, did you see that new memo about employee parking?" 3 K6 h, ?& e- s& c# I% v
"Yeah. All the big shots get to park right by the building and we have to walk half a block." |