Suppose your job is beginning to eat into your personal time. During the last six months, you have noticed that you have been taking files home with you to work on after dinner and on the weekends. Even so, you are having trouble keeping up. After explaining this to your boss, she suggests that you find a way to work more efficiently. Furthermore, she points out that there are many people who would be glad to take over your job.

Required:

a What are some alternative ways to approach your boss? What reasons, information and evidence might support your point of view?

b What reasons, information and evidence might support your boss' point of view? In what ways might these reasons affect the approach you take in presenting your problem to your boss?