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A day at work
(1º§)In the morning I attended a meeting between the
management and union representatives. The discussion
was very comprehensive , covering topics like working
hours, days off, retirement age, etc. Both sides were
interested in an agreement and ready to compromise.
The secretary recorded everything in the notes.
Eventually , they decided to set a new meeting to sign
the final draft of the agreement.
(2º§)Back at the office, a colleague of mine asked me if I
had realized that the proposed agreement would be
partially against the company policy not to accept
workers that have already retired. I pretended to be really
busy and late for an appointment and left for the
cafeteria. Actually, I didn´t want to discuss the matter at
that particular moment because there were some
strangers in the office.
(3º§)After lunch, I attended a lecture given by the mayor,
who is an expert in tax legislation and has a graduate
degree in political science. He said his government
intends to assist welfare programs and senior citizens,
raise funds to improve college education and build a
public library and establish tougher limits on vehicle
emissions because he assumes this is what the people
expect from the government.