(W: Woman B: Boss K: Kevin)
W: Excuse me, do you have a minute?
B: I'm sorry, not right now. I'll be free in about 15 minutes. Could you come back then?
W: No, I'm afraid we have an emergency upstairs.
B: Can't you handle it?
W: No, I think it would be best if you were there.
B: OK, I'll finish this call and be right with you.[1]
B: OK, what is it?
W: Kevin and Bob are shouting at each other, and it's upsetting everyone.
B: Oh, not again. Those two have got to grow up. Who started it?
W: I'm not sure, but they were even pushing each other.
B: OK, this is unacceptable. You run on ahead and warn them that I'm coming. I want them to calm down before I get there. Can you do that?
W: OK, I'll do what I can to calm them down. But you know Kevin, he is such a hot head.
B: OK, Kevin, I've warned you before. This has got to stop[2].
K: Yes, I know. But Bob doesn't cooperate[3]. He is impossible to work with.
B: Even so, you can't go around pushing people[4]. That's no way to handle things. If you weren't doing such a good job, I'd have to let you go right now. Your behavior just isn't acceptable.
K: Yeah, I understand and I'm sorry. I just can't stand working with him.
B: I'm not sure what to do. What would you do if you were me? Do you have any suggestions?
K: To be honest, if I were you, I wouldn't have the two of us work in the same office. I know Bob has been with the company longer than I have, but he's doing a terrible job. When you are not around, he just bullies[^5] people. People are afraid of him.
B: OK, I'll look into it a bit more. But you've got to promise me to keep cool and not let this happen again.
K: OK, I'll try to handle things differently next time.
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