Karla L. Miller writes a Washington Post advice column(专栏) on finding your way around the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers.


Question: I'm Sam. I work part-time,paid hourly. There are only two employees: me and my boss. I receive no paid holidays or sick time,no health insurance,and orie week's paid vacation. For me,this job is just a job,and the salary I earn doesn't guarantee a 24/7 on-call mentality.

   From almost the beginning,my boss has freely called me at home,called my personal cellphone,and emailed my personal account during my off-hours and vacation.

   Five years later,it's still happening despite my having politely asked her several times not to contact me during my non-working hours.

   Each time I ask,she apologizes and stops for a while,but always goes back to the behavior. I never take her phone calls on my cell,but she hasn't got my point.

   The point is,it is never anything that can't wait until the next business day!I am ready to lose it.


Answer: If it won't cost you your job,call block and email filters(过滤器) are one easy path to inner peace.

   It puzzles me that your boss seems to agree she's out of bounds,but then continues to contact you.

   Either she occasionally gets enough response from you to make it worth trying,or she can't help firing off questions on impulse(—时冲动) .

   You could ask her,once and for all,whether she's OK with waiting for .responses.— in which case her afler-hours calls and emails will be answered the next business day 一 or whether she wants instant answers 一 in which case,you will be tracking the time you spend responding so you can be paid for it.

11. What,s Sam's problem?

   A. His salary is too low.

   B. His job is very challenging.

   C. His working hours are too long.

   D. His boss always contacts him during off-duty time.

12. Which word can best describe Sam's feeling when he was writing the letter?

   A. Upset. B. Disappointed.

   C. Calm. D. Excited.

13. What does the underlined part “she's out of bounds” in the text probably mean?

   A. What she's doing is acceptable.

   B. What she's doing is hard to explain.

   C. She's doing what she is not supposed to do.

   D. She has the right to do whatever she wants.

14. Karla L. Miller advises Sam to .

   A. give up his current job

   B. keep silent about the matter

   C. turn off his cellphone during his off-hours

   D. talk about the matter with his boss seriously

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