English Conversation - At the Office

English Conversation AT THE OFFICE
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At the Office

A scene in Ranjan’s office. Ranjan works in the marketing. His colleagues are Prema and Niren sen. Mr. Prasad and Mr.Kuldip singh are assistants. Mr.Chatterji is the marketing manager.Ranjan (Entering the office) Good morning Prema and a fine morning to you Niren.

Prema Hello Ranjan. How are you to-day?
Niren Good morning Ranjan. Did you finish the dealer survey yesterday?
Ranjan Yes.I interviewed ten no. twelve, electric goods dealers in the chandni chowk area to find out the comparative sales figures of various brands of electric bulbs. How about you? Did you finish covering the south Delhi market
Niren Yes. I’ve got the questionnaires all filled out.
Prema Then perhaps both of you can give me your reports, so that I can compile a reports on your findings.
Ranjan I have to have my reports typed.
(Ringing the telephone-is that Mr.kuldip singh?
Mr.Prasad No, Mr.Verma. This is Prasad, Good morning Sir.
Ranjan Where is Mr.Kuldip singh?
Mr.Prasad He hasn’t come in yet, Sir. Can I do anything for You, Mr.Verma?
Ranjan No. But please tell Mr.Kuldip singh to see me as soon as he comes in, Right?
Mr.Prasad Yes. Mr.Verma (Ranjan rings off).
Is Kuldip singh late to-day?
It isn’t like him to be late. He used to be one of our most conscientious workers but he seems to be taking a bit easy now-a-days.
Prema Well. I hope he isn’t ill or anything like that. There is loads of work to be done to-day. Mr.Chatterji has called all three of us for a meeting in his office at 4o’clock this afternoon to discuss this market survey report.
Ranjan I think I’ll have to tighten up the discipline among the clerical staff.
The door opens. Mr. Kuldip singh saunters in with some papers in his hand.
Kuldip Singh I ‘m terribly sorry. I’am late Sir. I do apologize.
Ranjan What happened to you, Mr.Kuldip Singh?
You’ve been late to work thrice this week.
Kuldip Singh I missed my bus Sir.
Prema you have a lot of work to do today.
Niren Have, you typed out the letters, I gave you yesterday?
Kuldip Singh Yes, Mr. She, here they area
Niren Thanks you (reading the letter). Who typed there letter?
Kuldip singh Mr. Prasad did. Aren’t they done properly?
Niren Please send Mr.Prasad to me when you go back to your office.
Mr.Prasad enters the executive’s office.
Mr.Prasad You sent for me Sir?
Niren About these letters that you typed yesterday, the typing is all right but I’d appreciate if you would use a dictionary to check on the correct spellings of words.
Mr.Prasad I’m sorry Sir. I’ll recheck the spellings and retype the letters.
Niren I’ve corrected the spellings, this time. But do be careful in future, will you Mr. Prasad?
Mr. Prasad Yes Sir, I’ll be careful.
Mr.Prasad leaves the room.
Prema One has to have a particular skill in getting work done these days.
Ranjan The secret is to be polite yet firm with the junior staff. Unfortunately if one is too friendly with the staff they tend to take it as a sign of weakness.
Prema Oh, but there is no call to be uppity with the staff.
Niren There is no cause to act superior if the staff do their work conscientiously. Nevertheless some authority has to be maintained. Though one does not have to be a slave driver nor need one wreck the nerves of the staff members with scoldings.

(B) VOCABULARY

spelling appointment
impatient internal telephone
resignation correspondence

Phrases

to get the sack to check a report
to fill in a form to get on with the work

(C) Study t he following response

1. The management ought to treat the clerical staff as equals with themselves.
Response: I would say that the staff must be treated with dignity and consideration. But a certain degree of strictness and discipline has to be maintained so as to ensure smooth working. This is not to say that all human beings are not considered to be equal. But some have to be given authority over others to make for supervision of work done. Hence the management and staff cannot be equared as equals in authority.

2 What would have been Prema’s? response if Niren had told her that he had not yet finished his report?
Response: Prema would probably have informed Niren about the afternoon meeting with
Mr.Chatterji. She would have also informed Niren that unless she had Niren’s part of the report by 11o’clock. She would be unable to compile the full report in time for the meeting.

(D) Make the following response

1. You have read that Mr.Kuldip Singh was late to office. Had you been in Ranjan’s place, how would you have replied to Kuldip singh’s explanation “ I missed my bus, Sir”.
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2 Complete the following conversations.

Kuldip I am never late to work.
Prasad
Kuldip Mr.sen was unfair in scolding me for wrong spellings.
Prasad
Prema Ranjan and Niren, you ought to have given me your report last evening.
Niren
Ranjan Do you think that a market survey is necessary before working out a marketing strategy?
Niren