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A Bad Boss

Tom: I wonder How much longer we’ll have to Put up with Dennis. He is the most Incompetent boss I’ve ever worked for.

Katie: He’s not that bad, is he? I don’t have much Contact with Him.

Tom: Are you Kidding? He’s always Sleeping on the job. The other day, he was supposed to Keep an eye on the supervisors visiting from Salt Lake City. Instead, I heard that he went to a baseball game and the supervisors Ended up stranded at the downtown office.

Katie: It’s hard to believe that he’d Fall down on the job like that.

Tom: It’s not only that. He’s always Passing the buck. Every time something goes wrong at the Factory, he Blames everyone But himself.

Katie: If he’s as bad as you say he is, he Must be On his way out. But, You know what they say: “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.”

Tom: Yeah, I know, but I’m willing to Take my chances.



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A Bad Boss