It Had Been
It Had Been
It Had Been
It had been (was) a regular day for Alice; she was absolutely satisfied
(задоволена) with her life
and wasn't planning to change anything. She was determined (рішучою) to work
as hard as
always. On Tuesday, she came to work thinking that she was going to do her usual
tasks. However, her co-worker informed her that a manager was looking for her
and wanted to talk to her about something very important. Alice was confused
and terrified (перелякана) because usually, if there were any additional
(додатковий) tasks to complete, she would have received an email from him. She
had a feeling that something had happened.
So, she waited until (доти)a morning meeting was over so that she could
talk to her manager and then went straight to his office. As soon as she entered
his office, he offered her to take a seat and began his conversation by describing
her as a motivated and determined employee.
Besides (до того ж )that, he added that he was amazed (вражений)by her last
negotiation with suppliers (переговори з постачальником). Listening to his
compliments didn’t help her stop feeling confused and terrified, although she was
quite interested in the outcome (результат) of that conversation.
So, she decided to move on and decided to ask a question, wondering why she
was called in. And finally, he came to the point telling (дойшов до суті)
her that he wanted her to become a supervisor and be in charge of a team that
she could organize herself.