Situation: John was
hired as a financial analyst by Lintel. Today is John’s first day at work.
Mike: Good morning, John.
John: Good morning, Mike.
Mike: Let me take you to
your cubicle and then I will give you a tour of our facility.
Mike: Here is your
cubicle, your “home away from home” from 8:00 to 5:00 every day, John.
John: Oh, very nice!
Mike: Drop your
belongings here, and let’s go!
John: OK, I am ready Mike.
Mike: That is Mary over
there. She is our senior financial analyst. You will be working with her in the
future. Let’s go say hi to her.
Mike: Mary, this is John,
our department’s new addition.
Mary: Welcome aboard,
John. I am very glad to see you. Boy! I was swamped with work the
John: Thank you. I am very happy to be here. Just let me know whenever you need me. I am glad to be
of any assistance.
Mike: I am giving John a
tour of our facility so that he knows his way around here.
Mary: See you later,
John.
John: OK, Mary.
Mike: We are now in the
Finance department. Next to us, on your left, is the Accounting department. On
your right is the Human Resources department. Go downstairs and we are in the Engineering
department. Further down, at the end of the hallway is the Production area.
Seventy percent of our merchandise is produced right here in this facility. We
also have one smaller manufacturing facility overseas that handles the rest of
the production. You will be dealing with Steve, the Production manager. I will
introduce you to him later because he is in a meeting at the moment. Let’s go
back to your desk so that we can talk about your duties.
John: OK.
Mike: Like I said during
the interview, one of your daily jobs is to deal with the bank to keep track of
our financial resources. Every morning, you will access our account through the
Internet to get financial information.
John: I should have a
login and password, right?
Mike: Yes, I will call
our bank and inform them that you are our new employee. Your next task is to
call overseas to get other necessary information.
John: What kind of data
do I need to get from our people overseas?
Mike: You will need
financial data about their current and future projects.
John: Do they need any
information from me?
Mike: Yes, you need to
work with them on their budgets. You can fax or e-mail them the information. If
you need to talk to them, call them as soon as you get in. Remember that they
are eight hours ahead of us.
John: The fax machine and
the copier are in the next room, right? I saw them when you took me
Mike: Yes. Make sure that
you create a file for each overseas project. You and I will review them at the
end of every week.
John: In the beginning,
can you review the files with me more often? I just want to make sure that I do
my job correctly.
Mike: Yes, come see me
whenever you have questions.
John: Thank you.
Mike: It is almost the
end of November, so your next major task is to help prepare the budget for next
year. You will work closely with Mary on this project.
John: That is a long and
tedious task. There will be a lot of calculations and a lot of questions to
ask,
Mike: Yes. So, it is
better that both of you start working on this project as soon as possible.
John: I will get together
with Mary soon.
Mike: OK, that should be
enough for now. I leave you on your own to get organized.
John: Thank you, Mike.
