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china excuse me um are you the owner of the
blue moon in orange massachusetts no i'm not
i work for spectre we're a multinational sporting goods manufacturer
i'm speaking with fast shipping well actually no this is
pilgrim publishing i'm afraid you've got the wrong number
but we do have something in common we both use the same career
life is funny i dial the wrong number and who do i call a publishing house
maybe it's fate nice young woman as well what was her name anne baxter that's
right we use the same couriers and are both
having problems with deliveries what a strange coincidence mrs lee
have you spoken with fast shippers yet not yet the number's always busy we have
to figure out what's happened this delivery delay is costing us a lot
of money the courier assured us that the
merchandise didn't have to pass through customs that it would have left their
warehouse with the customs bill already compiled without any additional
customs requirements that's right considering the shipping
costs they're so high because they include all
international delivery costs such as transit
loading and unloading assembly and warehouse storage costs
just a moment i've got it did you remember to attach the
certificate of origin mrs lee the certificate of origin i don't really
know what that is it's never been required for our
shipments the certificate of origin is that document which states the
merchandise's country of origin for customs purposes
it's absolutely necessary for companies doing business in countries which don't
belong to the eu provided upon customs officials request
and china is one of those countries i'm sorry mrs
collins i didn't know i swear it up until now
i've never taken care of shipments this is going to be one very
expensive mistake oh by the way i'll be taking our losses
caused by this delay out of your salary
oh hi victoria why we're until the meeting this morning
which meeting the meeting the mrs collins called
with all the department heads to come to grips with the situation
and i quote to discuss the means with which we can improve
both production and company efficiencies no one told me anything
i bet she did that on purpose my darling boss
she wanted to get back at me for a mistake i made on a shipment
she always keeps me out of the loop on all the important developments and makes
me do the work of a secretary i hate her come on victoria chin up
things will get better i'm not sure about that paul
anyway tell me what did you discuss at the meeting
well you can imagine the tone the mrs collins used she prefers cold
and distant she urged us all to work even harder
to overcome this difficult moment for the company
according to her we should be working 24 7
365. listen to this she told the warehouse manager to
calculate the efficiency of workers more precisely
as they go about their tasks and if necessary
to lengthen their hours then she invited mr rover
the personal director to evaluate the necessity of any new hiring
she told him that from now on each and every short-term or long-term plan
must first be evaluated and approved by her
i always said she was a dictator yeah and she claims that we should be
delighted at her flexibility and the many corporate heads she knows
would jar result with a huge personnel cuts
to improve the situation oh what an understanding woman
you bet then she added the companies need
to meet deadlines and to work within strict budget
in order to keep clients satisfied and remain competitive in the market
finally referring to you she reminded us all the delays and
errors in projects are absolutely unacceptable
what are you doing victoria are you taking notes
no i'm writing my letter of resignation paul don't tell me this is true
are you really gonna leave yes paul i just can't stay here since mrs collins
has arrived the work climate has become unbearable
she never misses an opportunity to humiliate me and to assign me the most
demeaning tasks and what are you going to do now well
i've got in touch with a number of companies
this afternoon for example i have an interview
with a publishing house publishing house you're not going to become an author are
you precisely you know it's always been a dream of
mine i don't think the interview is going to focus on my
literary talents but paul you look awful what's the matter
i'm a bit concerned about things we're having a meeting with the major
shareholders of spectre to take a look at the balance sheets and
is that a problem well as you know the ear and balance
sheets provide an overview of the economical
fiscal and fiduciary effectiveness of our management and i certainly hope
that scrutinizing the books won't uncover inconvenient discrepancies
that could lead to a change over company leadership
what exactly are you referring to as you know things haven't been rosy
lately even if there has been a slight
improvement in share prices during the last quarter however at the
same time the outstanding debts to our suppliers
have also increased in other words our revenues don't
cover our expenses the situation is serious then
that's right i'm afraid we'll need to resort to additional
outside financing i've been calculating the various
balance sheets entries to understand what's causing our debts
and try to develop a plan of attack to get our weak points under control
the results are anything but encouraging as you well know
the solidity and integrity of our financial core
assets are indispensable to keeping our production capabilities intact
and revenues flowing i certainly wouldn't want to be in your
shoes at the meeting no kidding i'm predicting lightning and
thunder i wish i didn't have to participate
perhaps i could come down with a sudden case of
flu or something how about kidney
inflammation accompanied by high fever caused by a highly contagious

china excuse me um are you the owner of the

blue moon in orange massachusetts no i'm not

i work for spectre we're a multinational sporting goods manufacturer

i'm speaking with fast shipping well actually no this is

pilgrim publishing i'm afraid you've got the wrong number

but we do have something in common we both use the same career

life is funny i dial the wrong number and who do i call a publishing house

maybe it's fate nice young woman as well what was her name anne baxter that's

right we use the same couriers and are both

having problems with deliveries what a strange coincidence mrs lee

have you spoken with fast shippers yet not yet the number's always busy we have

to figure out what's happened this delivery delay is costing us a lot

of money the courier assured us that the

merchandise didn't have to pass through customs that it would have left their

warehouse with the customs bill already compiled without any additional

customs requirements that's right considering the shipping

costs they're so high because they include all

international delivery costs such as transit

loading and unloading assembly and warehouse storage costs

just a moment i've got it did you remember to attach the

certificate of origin mrs lee the certificate of origin i don't really

know what that is it's never been required for our

shipments the certificate of origin is that document which states the

merchandise's country of origin for customs purposes

it's absolutely necessary for companies doing business in countries which don't

belong to the eu provided upon customs officials request

and china is one of those countries i'm sorry mrs

collins i didn't know i swear it up until now

i've never taken care of shipments this is going to be one very

expensive mistake oh by the way i'll be taking our losses

caused by this delay out of your salary

oh hi victoria why we're until the meeting this morning

which meeting the meeting the mrs collins called

with all the department heads to come to grips with the situation

and i quote to discuss the means with which we can improve

both production and company efficiencies no one told me anything

i bet she did that on purpose my darling boss

she wanted to get back at me for a mistake i made on a shipment

she always keeps me out of the loop on all the important developments and makes

me do the work of a secretary i hate her come on victoria chin up

things will get better i'm not sure about that paul

anyway tell me what did you discuss at the meeting

well you can imagine the tone the mrs collins used she prefers cold

and distant she urged us all to work even harder

to overcome this difficult moment for the company

according to her we should be working 24 7

365. listen to this she told the warehouse manager to

calculate the efficiency of workers more precisely

as they go about their tasks and if necessary

to lengthen their hours then she invited mr rover

the personal director to evaluate the necessity of any new hiring

she told him that from now on each and every short-term or long-term plan

must first be evaluated and approved by her

i always said she was a dictator yeah and she claims that we should be

delighted at her flexibility and the many corporate heads she knows

would jar result with a huge personnel cuts

to improve the situation oh what an understanding woman

you bet then she added the companies need

to meet deadlines and to work within strict budget

in order to keep clients satisfied and remain competitive in the market

finally referring to you she reminded us all the delays and

errors in projects are absolutely unacceptable

what are you doing victoria are you taking notes

no i'm writing my letter of resignation paul don't tell me this is true

are you really gonna leave yes paul i just can't stay here since mrs collins

has arrived the work climate has become unbearable

she never misses an opportunity to humiliate me and to assign me the most

demeaning tasks and what are you going to do now well

i've got in touch with a number of companies

this afternoon for example i have an interview

with a publishing house publishing house you're not going to become an author are

you precisely you know it's always been a dream of

mine i don't think the interview is going to focus on my

literary talents but paul you look awful what's the matter

i'm a bit concerned about things we're having a meeting with the major

shareholders of spectre to take a look at the balance sheets and

is that a problem well as you know the ear and balance

sheets provide an overview of the economical

fiscal and fiduciary effectiveness of our management and i certainly hope

that scrutinizing the books won't uncover inconvenient discrepancies

that could lead to a change over company leadership

what exactly are you referring to as you know things haven't been rosy

lately even if there has been a slight

improvement in share prices during the last quarter however at the

same time the outstanding debts to our suppliers

have also increased in other words our revenues don't

cover our expenses the situation is serious then

that's right i'm afraid we'll need to resort to additional

outside financing i've been calculating the various

balance sheets entries to understand what's causing our debts

and try to develop a plan of attack to get our weak points under control

the results are anything but encouraging as you well know

the solidity and integrity of our financial core

assets are indispensable to keeping our production capabilities intact

and revenues flowing i certainly wouldn't want to be in your

shoes at the meeting no kidding i'm predicting lightning and

thunder i wish i didn't have to participate

perhaps i could come down with a sudden case of

flu or something how about kidney

inflammation accompanied by high fever caused by a highly contagious