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Whenever I have a technol ogy probl em at work, I try to sol ve i t mysel f . Its not that I know a l ot
of about technol ogy. In f act, the opposi te i s true. Im pretty much a computer i l l i terate, but I sti l l
try.
Why do I bother? The answer i s the IT department i n my company. Every ti me I consul t one of
the IT speci al i sts, they make me f eel l i ke an i di ot. But thi s ti me, I had no choi ce but to cal l i n the
experts.
Leah: What seems to be the probl em here?
Steve: My computer i s acti ng up and I cant get thi s f i l e to open.
Leah: Move. Let me take a l ook. Ha, of course your computer i s acti ng up. I dont know what
you di d to i t, but i ts real l y screwed up.
Steve: Im not sure how I coul d have done that.
Leah: Me nei ther. Thi s i s conf i gured al l wrong. And the reason you cant open thi s f i l e i s
because i ts encrypted. Di d that occur to you?
Steve: No, I guess I di dnt.
Leah: Il l f i x everythi ng, but try not to screw i t up agai n.
Steve: Il l do my best.
See what I mean?
i ntervi ewi ng wi th. I want to i mpress them, but thi s chart i s real l y conf usi ng.
Raf f ael : Let me see. Its a si mpl e f l ow chart. You have your board of di rectors at the top, wi th
the managi ng di rector reporti ng to them, and then the executi ve of f i cers overseei ng major
departments.
Andrea: But I thought managers work bel ow the executi ve of f i cers.
Raf f ael : Youre conf usi ng managers wi th managi ng di rectors. The managi ng di rector oversees
the enti re company and managers oversee dai l y operati ons.
Andrea: Oh, I see. So these here are the departments: accounti ng, marketi ng,purchasi ng,
personnel , R & D, sal es, and producti on.
Raf f ael : Thats ri ght. Whi ch department are you i ntervi ewi ng f or?
Andrea: I thi nk the job i s i n purchasi ng.
Raf f ael : You thi nk? Dont you thi nk thats somethi ng you shoul d get strai ght bef ore you do
anythi ng el se?
Andrea: You mi ght have a poi nt there.
Phi l l i p: Thi s new pl ayer, Pi erre, i s goi ng to gi ve the other teams a run f or thei r money.
Tammy: Who i s he?
Phi l l i p: Just somebody I recrui ted. Lets just say hes tal ented beyond hi s years.
Tammy: Huh? You mean hes a ri nger? Youre bri ngi ng i n a ri nger?
Phi l l i p: Of course not. Hes just a l i ttl e more experi enced than my other pl ayers and hel l be a
f orce to be reckoned wi th.
Tammy: Onl y i f nobody catches on.
Phi l l i p: Catches on to what?
way to go!
Carl : Yes, yes. Everythi ngs f i ne. I just want to get some rest ri ght now.
Hotel staf f : Of course, Mr. Mendez. If theres anythi ng we can do f or you, dont hesi tate to ask.
...
I hung up the phone and turned of f the ri nger. I di dnt want any more unsol i ci tedphone cal l s. But
then, there was a knock on the door.
...
Hotel staf f : Hel l o, si r. Im here to turn down your bed. May I come i n?
Carl : I dont need the bed turned down, thanks.
...
Bef ore I cl osed the door, I put the do-not- di sturb si gn on my door. I wanted no more
i nterrupti ons.
Al l of a sudden, a l oud al arm went of f . I opened my door and a hotel empl oyee was expl ai ni ng
that there was a smal l f i re i n the ki tchen and that the guests were bei ngevacuated. We woul d have
to l eave the bui l di ng i mmedi atel y.
I l ef t my hotel room and wondered i f there was a vast conspi racy to rob me of my sl eep or i f Im
just the unl ucki est guy i n the worl d!
Jada: Im a gun f or hi re. I do my best f or my cl i ent, whi chever that cl i ent i s at that moment.
Cody: Im gl ad to hear you say that. I coul d use the servi ces of a good l obbyi st. Ive been tryi ng
to get my wi f e to agree to buy a new boat...
Jada: Stop ri ght there. In thi s case there i s a conf l i ct of i nterest. Your wi f e tal ked to me l ast
week and wants me to have a l i ttl e tal k wi th you about that new boat...
some ti me.
Dani el l e: I wont have any probl ems. I al ready have my work permi t andvacci nati ons, and I speak
the l anguage f ai rl y wel l . And remember, I dont have any f ami l y to rel ocate.
Angus: I di dnt thi nk Id have any probl ems ei ther, but when I got to McQui l l anl and, I was i n
cul ture shock.
Dani el l e: Im ready f or the di f f erences i n the cost of l i vi ng. Il l be getti ng a housi ng al l owance,
whi ch wi l l of f set the i ncrease i n l i vi ng expenses.
Angus: I wasnt thi nki ng so much about the expense of l i vi ng abroad. I was ref erri ng to a
di f f erent pace of l i f e and the many cul tural di f f erences that af f ect every f acetof l i f e.
Dani el l e: Thats what Im l ooki ng f orward to. Itl l al l be so exci ti ng.
Angus: Im gl ad youre i n euphori a ri ght now, but be prepared f or some bumps i n the road.
Dani el l e: No probl em. To me, smooth sai l i ng woul d be bori ng!
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