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“But I want to hear what happened,” Beth insisted.
Wayne replied, with tension to his voice, “I told you I took care of it. Now get back
to work.”
Beth stood there. Her anger was now overriding the tears in her voice, “Tell me
what happened or I’ll leave.”
Wayne stared at her, “You leave and you’re fi red.”
Beth paused for a moment, thinking. She stared at Wayne as she replied: “I quit.”
She went to her desk, got her purse, and stalked out of the offi ce indignantly.
CASE QUESTIONS
1. Assume you are a property manager in the headquarters offi ce. How should you
respond to this situation? What ...