Question

Alicia is going to college and working a full-time job. Her employer generally supports her decision to be in college, but Alicia thinks her boss is asking her to take on more responsibilities than her schedule allows. Alicia decides to arrange a meeting in which she hopes they can both talk frankly about the problem, but she worries that her boss will think she’s being a “complainer.” 1 of 3 What should Alicia do to prepare for her meeting with her boss? A. Draft a resignation letter to give her boss at the start of the meeting in case they can’t come to an agreement. B. Plan to discuss the ways attending college is helping Alicia be better at her job. C. Nothing. Conversations like this are always best when they are spur of the moment and don’t seem staged. D. Tell other coworkers and HR that she suspects her boss is deliberately giving her more work than she can reasonably handle while also attending school in an effort to get her to withdraw from her coursework.

Answer 1

A. Draft a resignation letter to give her boss at the start of the meeting in case they can’t come to an agreement.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. Plan to discuss the ways attending college is helping Alicia be better at her job.

Explanation:

The main purpose of the meeting Alicia is planning is to find a possible solution or agreement with her boss about her decision to be in college and her responsibilities at work, as she feels her boss is asking her to do more tasks she can complete. Due to this, in this meeting Alicia needs to show her boss through arguments and reasons the importance of attending college as well as her commitment with the job, in this way, her boss can recognize the effort Alicia is making and both can make an agreement about the responsibilities Alicia should and should not have at work. According to this, the best for Alicia to achieve this purpose is "Plan to discuss the ways attending college is helping Alicia be better at her job".