Story Forty-seven - Jessica Has a Problem at Work
Jessica recently started a new job.
She's been enjoying the work very much, although she's been having some problems with her boss.
During meetings, if she tries to say something, the boss won't let her talk.
She wishes he would give her more of a chance to speak, and she would like it if he cared more about her opinions.
She hopes she'll be able to solve this problem.
She could look for a new job, but overall she thinks it'll be better if she stays with this one.
Here is the same story told in a different way.
I started a new job last year.
At first, I was enjoying the work very much, although I'd been having some problems with my boss.
During meetings, if I tried to say something, my boss wouldn't let me talk.
I wished he would give me more of a chance to speak, and I would have liked it if he cared more about my opinions.
I hoped I would be able to solve this problem.
I could have looked for a new job, but overall I thought it would be better if I stayed with this one.
One: Jessica recently started a new job.
What did Jessica recently do?
Jessica recently started a new job.
Two: She's been enjoying the work very much.
Has she been enjoying the work?
Yes, she's been enjoying the work very much.
Three: She's been having some problems with her boss.
Who has she been having problems with?
She's been having some problems with her boss.
Four: During meetings, if she tries to say something, the boss won't let her talk.
What happens during meetings?
During meetings, if she tries to say something, the boss won't let her talk.
Five: She wished he would give her more of a chance to speak.
What did she wish?
She wished he would give her more of a chance to speak.
Six: She would have liked it if he cared more about her opinions.
What would Jessica have liked?
She would have liked it if he cared more about her opinions.
Seven: Jessica hoped she would be able to solve this problem.
What did she hope?
She hoped she would be able to solve this problem.
Eight: She could have looked for a new job, but overall she thought it would be better if she stayed with this one.
Why didn't Jessica look for a new job?
Because overall she thought it would be better if she stayed with this one.
