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ELAINE: |
Excuse me, Martin. May I interrupt? |
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MARTIN: |
Of
course, Elaine. Come in. |
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ELAINE: |
Could we talk about Vivian? |
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MARTIN: |
Why, is something wrong? |
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ELAINE: |
No,
nothing's wrong. It's time for her job evaluation. |
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MARTIN: |
Really? How long has she been working here? |
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ELAINE: |
Six
months. |
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MARTIN: |
I
can't believe it. |
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ELAINE: |
In
general, what do you think of her work? |
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MARTIN: |
I
don't work with her very much. |
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ELAINE: |
Doesn't she assist you? |
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MARTIN: |
Yes, but I don't ask very much of her. I travel so much. I do most
of my work on the road. |
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ELAINE: |
But
in general, what do you think? |
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MARTIN: |
She's an excellent worker, I think. You'll want to talk to the other
people of course. |
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ELAINE: |
Oh,
yes. I'll talk to everyone she works with. Can you mention anything
specific? |
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MARTIN: |
She's always at her desk when I need her. She seems to come on time
every morning. |
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ELAINE: |
Do
you have regular work for her? |
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MARTIN: |
Not
really. I just give her whatever I need. |
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ELAINE: |
What does she usually do for you? |
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MARTIN: |
Mainly word processing. She types the final copies of my stories for
the file. |
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ELAINE: |
How
are her typing and other skills? |
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MARTIN: |
Her
work for me is outstanding. She has done some research for me. She's
also done some music research. |
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ELAINE: |
Would you be happy to have her stay? |
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MARTIN: |
Sure. I enjoy working with her. I'd be very happy to have her
continue. |
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ELAINE: |
Thanks. I'll talk to all the others. Goodbye. |
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MARTIN: |
Bye. |
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CARA: |
Hi,
Martin. May I come in? |
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MARTIN: |
Sure, Cara. Have a seat. Do you want some coffee? |
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CARA: |
No,
thanks. I won't stay long. I know you're busy. |
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MARTIN: |
You
sound serious. What can I do for you? |
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CARA: |
Did
Elaine talk to you about Vivian? |
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MARTIN: |
Yes, she just left a few minutes ago. |
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CARA: |
What did you tell her? |
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MARTIN: |
I
told her I thought Vivian was very good. |
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CARA: |
You
did? |
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MARTIN: |
What's the trouble? |
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CARA: |
I
told her that Vivian wasn't very good. |
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MARTIN: |
Oh,
oh. |
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CARA: |
I
feel bad about it. |
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MARTIN: |
Why
did you say she wasn't very good? |
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CARA: |
She
isn't. I don't think she's a very strong worker. |
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MARTIN: |
Why
do you say that? |
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CARA: |
She
doesn't do very good work for me. |
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MARTIN: |
What does she do? |
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CARA: |
She
does all my filing. |
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MARTIN: |
Is
anyone good at filing? |
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CARA: |
It's very important. You know we have to keep everything in order.
She's not neat. I can't find things in the file. |
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MARTIN: |
Can
she? |
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CARA: |
No,
that's the problem. |
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CARA: |
I
would really like to talk about this some more. Do you
mind, Martin? |
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MARTIN: |
Of
course I don't mind. |
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CARA: |
I'm
worried. I may not be right about Vivian. |
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