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Our company has been growing very quickly and I was Put in charge of Reorganizing our office space to Accommodate several new employees. I asked my co-worker, Petra, for her advice.

Fernando: I was thinking of dividing up two of the larger offices into four smaller offices. What do you think about that?

Petra: Well, It seems to me that Doing that would only solve part of the problem. Have you considered Converting the conference room into offices?

Fernando: I’m not sure That will work. We don’t have another meeting space if we do that. What are your thoughts on turning the Coffee room into one large office with Cubicles?

Petra: In my opinion, that’s not going to be a very popular solution.

Fernando: The way I see it, there are no easy solutions and that may be the best one. Do you have any other suggestions?

Petra: No, none that would really work. In my opinion, the only solution is to divide up the Executive offices. But, I know, I know. That’s not going to happen. My suggestion is to ask a few more of the old employees. Maybe they’ll think of something.

Fernando: I think you’re right. It’s not going to be an easy decision and I can use all the help I can get.


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