Sandra and Lucy worked together. They were friends although they were very different from each other.
Sandra was not afraid to speak her mind. When her manager gave her something to do , she always wanted to know why it had to be done. Often she got other people to do the work for her . Sometimes she got annoyed and raised her voice . She told people what they were doing wrong , and then told them to do it the way she wanted it done. Most of her co-workers thought she was aggressive, and they were a little afraid of her.
Lucy , on the other hand , was much more timid. She didn’t like arguments and tried to avoid them . She was happiest when the manager gave her something to do and told her exactly how to do it . She rarely got upset and was always calm. She never complained. She enjoyed working in the office , and her co-workers all said she did her job very well. Sandra liked her because she never argued with her .
The manager reviewed how well the workers did their job. The manager gave them a written report on their work , and then interviewed them about the report . The office workers were nervous when it was time to go in for their interviews.
Lucy went in to the interview room first . The manager was happy with her work . He was impressed because she always completed her work on time. Lucy was very pleased because with her report.
Then it was Sandra’s turn . Lucy waited for her outside the interview room. She could hear that Sandra was getting upset and raising her voice . After a while it was quiet again.
When Sandra came out , Lucy asked her how it went.
“Well,” said Sandra, “the report said I was aggressive , so I made him take that part out !”