You are a newly hired Tax Compliance Officer (TCO) and share supplies (e.g., copy paper, toner, envelopes, and desk supplies) with two other TCOs. When supplies are running low, the standard procedure is to contact the group secretary to replenish the needed materials. These supplies frequently run low and you realize you are always the one left taking responsibility for contacting the group secretary. You are frustrated and feel the other two TCOs in your office are taking advantage of you since you are the most recently hired employee. You are tired of always taking responsibility for ensuring there are adequate supplies in the office.

Given this situation, what would youMOSTlikely do? What would youLEASTlikely do?

1.) Express your frustration to the other two TCOs and work to find a way to share responsibilities by devising a weekly schedule.

2.) Tell the other two TCOs to share responsibility in replenishing supplies, or you will contact your supervisor to review the situation.

3.) Purchase your own supplies and let the other two TCOs deal with the reordering when they need the supplies replenished.

4.) Contact your supervisor to explain the situation and request that he intervene and assign responsibility for replenishing supplies among all three TCOs.