Maggie, a straight A student, just started working at her aunt's law firm as a clerk....

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Maggie, a straight A student, just started working at her aunt's law firm as a clerk. * On her first day she decided that the firm's filing system is inefficient and tells her boss that she knows a better way to organize it. Another day, Maggie suggests that one of her coworkers use a shortcut she learned in math class. The next day, she observes that the firm could use a better advertising campaign and gives her boss a list of ideas to improve it. She is shocked when her boss tells her, "I'm sorry, we're going to have to let you go." What went wrong? Your answer Matthew works at a bakery with several other employees. His dream is to be a stand-up comedian and he likes to try out his new jokes on his coworkers. Most of them think he is very funny, but one older woman never laughs. Once she told him she thought his jokes were sexist and offensive, but he thinks she is just being uptight. Matthew continues to test his jokes on coworkers. One day his boss tells him that he "doesn't fit in here." What went wrong? Maggie, a straight A student, just started working at her aunt's law firm as a clerk. * On her first day she decided that the firm's filing system is inefficient and tells her boss that she knows a better way to organize it. Another day, Maggie suggests that one of her coworkers use a shortcut she learned in math class. The next day, she observes that the firm could use a better advertising campaign and gives her boss a list of ideas to improve it. She is shocked when her boss tells her, "I'm sorry, we're going to have to let you go." What went wrong? Your answer Matthew works at a bakery with several other employees. His dream is to be a stand-up comedian and he likes to try out his new jokes on his coworkers. Most of them think he is very funny, but one older woman never laughs. Once she told him she thought his jokes were sexist and offensive, but he thinks she is just being uptight. Matthew continues to test his jokes on coworkers. One day his boss tells him that he "doesn't fit in here." What went wrong?

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