Respuestas
Respuesta:
A typical day for the Dobson Family
Mark and Daniela work hard all day during the week. They like to wake up early so that they can leave the house before rush hour. Traffic in Miami is very heavy and a daily commute to work can be quite stressful. By leaving the house early in the morning, they beat the traffic heading to Miami.
Mark and Daniela usually pack their lunch and take it into the office. Eating in restaurants every day can get expensive and is not very healthy. Taking their lunch to the office three to four times a week, allows them to save money and eat healthy home-cooked meals.
After work, they get home around 6 pm. They are usually very tired after a long day at the office. As soon as they get home, they sit down to watch the news and talk about their day. They usually sip some coffee while they chat and perhaps munch on a few cookies.
The kids get home from school a little earlier. Until their parents get home, they watch TV or play on the computer. Mark and Daniela have two kids, James and Ariana. James is 11 and Ariana is 12. James usually has soccer practice after school. Ariana has tennis practice.
At 7 o’clock, they all take a walk outside. The weather in Florida is sunny and hot most of the year but the evenings are usually very pleasant. They usually walk to one of the nearby parks and play with the frisbee. This way they have a chance to get some exercise and take in some fresh air. For Mark and Daniela sitting in an office all day is not a very healthy way to spend the day, so they have made their evening walks part of their routine.
After they get home, the children sit down to finish their homework. Daniela gets dinner ready while Mark helps the kids with their homework. At 8 pm the family sits down to a light dinner. After dinner, the children finish up their homework and go to bed.
Mark and Daniela usually stay up a little longer. They put away the dishes, tidy up, and make sure the lunches are packed for the following day. Once they get into bed they watch a sitcom or two on television and go to sleep before midnight.
"Please don't take it personally. We agonized over the decision for months. We are really out of options."
"'We'? But Maurice, I just bought a new home. My wife is 6 months pregnant. I have worked for this company for almost 20 years…"
"…for which you have been well compensated" replied his boss, finishing Carlo's sentence.
After a few seconds of awkward silence, Maurice stood up and extended his hand to shake hands with Carlos.
Carlos sat in his chair, stunned, unable to respond. Maurice, realizing that Carlos was not going to shake his hand lowered it, turned and left the office.
Now, as he enters his home, he wonders if he should tell his wife yet.
"How was your day honey?", she calls out from the bedroom.
"Good… busy as usual", he responds.
His wife gives him a kiss. "It's Friday! Let's go to Maggiano's!! I can be ready in 10 minutes."
"Great Maurice! It's Friday! ", replied Carlos, "and you?"
"Very well, thanks. By the way, do you have a minute to talk? "
"Of course!", replied Carlos a bit surprised.
Maurice walked into Carlos' office and shut the door behind him. He sat down and his expression turned serious.