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ESL Podcast 752 – Working With Unreliable People
ESL Podcast 752 – Working With Unreliable People
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Business
Audio Index:
Slow dialogue: 1:10
Explanations: 3:16
Fast dialogue: 16:18
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Paul: What time is it?
Jackie: It’s 2:30. The Cleveland office report
should have been emailed to us by the end of
the workday yesterday. What are we
supposed to do now?
Paul: If we don’t get their report, we’ll have
to hold up the production of the
annual report and if that happens,
somebody’s head is going to roll.
This really leaves us in a lurch.
Who’s responsible for the report in Cleveland?
Jackie: Noel Simmons.
Paul: Oh, no. I know Noel. I used to work with
him in the Columbus office. He was always
dropping the ball on his
responsibilities and I was always having to
cover for him.
Jackie: You must have had the patience of
a saint! If he’s such a flake,
why is he still working for this company?
Paul: Beats me, but I know we’re in
for a long wait if he’s in charge. We
have to do something. Get on the phone
and see if you can light a fire under him.
Unless we keep on him, we’ll
never see that report.
Jackie: Okay, I’ll call the Cleveland office right
now.
Paul: And Jackie?
Jackie: Yes?
Paul: If he gives you a line or some
kind of excuse, let me talk to him.
Jackie: What’ll you do?
Paul: I’ll take him on a trip down memory
lane. When I used to work with him, I
wasn’t always so patient – or polite.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
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