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7-39. Message Strategies: Routine Requests (LO-2] One
of the reasons you accepted the job offer from your current
employer was the happy, relaxed vibe of the open-plan office.
When you interviewed, it seemed as far away from a boring,
conventional "cubicle farı" as you could get, which appealed to
your nonconformist instincts. After two years in the job, however,
you've experienced some of the disadvantages of the company's
relaxed attitudes toward just about every aspect of workplace
behaviour. People routinely bring pets to work, even though sev-
cral people have explained they have allergies to dogs or cats.
Some of the pers are less than ideally behaved, too, and a couple
of dogs who are frequent visitors get into snarling matches when
they see each other. One person even brings a pet bird, which
has been known to fly loose around the office. Employees bring
children of all ages to work, too, from infants still in diapers to
teenagers who play video games on mobile devices sometimes
using headphones but sometimes not. Music lovers get into vol-
ume wars at least once a week, trying to drown each other out
on their portable speaker systems.
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