Dialogue

1^st man:

You know, I believe that we managers should have far more control over what employees do.

1^st woman:

You know, that’s exactly what I think. We need to know what work they are doing at every point during the day. That is the only rational way to organize an office today.

2^nd man:

I can’t say I share your view on that. My employees are not machines. They are human beings. In my experience you get work done far more efficiently if you allow employees to work at their own pace.

2^nd woman:

Now, that’s just what I was thinking. The important thing is to allow each individual to work at a certain number of tasks, but not to watch over them too closely. They do a better job that way.

3^rd woman:

I can see what you mean, but my experience shows that only certain employees can be left entirely alone. The rest need watching closely or else they waste the firm’s time. And they are here to work after all.

3^rd man:

May be, but don’t you think, there is a limit to how closely we should watch our staff? After all, I don’t know about you, but I only have one pair of eyes. I can’t watch 25 people all at once and do my work at the same time.

1^st man:

You know, I believe that we ___ should have for more ___ over what employees do.

1^st woman:

You know, that’s ___ what I think. We ___ to know what work they are doing at every ___ during the day. That is the only ___ way to organize an ___ today

2^nd man:

I can’t say I ___ your view on that. My employees are not ___. They are ___ beings. In my ___ you get work done far more ___ if you allow ___ to work at their own ___.

2^nd woman:

Now, that’s ___ what I was thinking. The important thing is to ___ each individual to work at a certain ___ of tasks, but not to watch ___ them too closely. They do a better job that ___.

3^rd woman:

I can see what you ___, but my ___ shows that only certain employees can be left ___ alone. The rest ___ watching closely or else they ___ the firm’s time. And they are here to ___ after all.

3^rd man:

May be, but don’t you think, there is a ___ to how closely we should ___ our staff? ___ all, I don’t know about you, but I only have one ___ of eyes. I can’t watch 25 people all at ___ and do my work at the ___ time.