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Employee Performance

My project leader asked me for a letter describing my team member Bob Smith.

This is what I wrote:

From: Edward Bannister

To: Project leader

Subject: Employee performance B.Smith

 

  1. Bob Smith, my assistant programmer, can always be found

  2. hard at work in his cubicle. Bob works independently, without

  3. wasting company time talking to colleagues. Bob never

  4. thinks twice about assisting fellow employees, and he always

  5. finishes given assignments on time. Often Bob takes extended

  6. messures to complete his work, sometimes skipping coffee

  7. breaks. Bob is a dedicated individual who has absolutely no

  8. vanity in spite of his high accomplishments and profound

  9. knowledge in his field. I firmly believe that Bob can be

  10. classed as a high-caliber employee, the type which cannot be

  11. dispensed with. Consequently, I duly recommend that Bob be

  12. promoted to executive management, and a proposal will be

  13. executed as soon as possible.

E.B. - Team Leader

 

Shortly afterwards I sent the follow-up note:

 

Bob was reading over my shoulder while I wrote the report I sent you earlier today.

Kindly read the odd numbered lines (1-3-5 etc.) for my true assessment.

E.B. -  Team Leader

 

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