Assignment Instructions

Students will draft an email using the prompt below and will be scored on format, grammar/spelling, ideas/content, and formality. The feedback received will be used to help students communicate effectively as they build their networks during the job search process.

write a professional email in response to the below email as assigned. Feel free to use some reasonable fabrication/imagination to flesh out your response

Chris,

As we discussed at yesterdays weekly staff meeting, your contribution to the quarterly report was extremely overdue and is negatively impacting our ability to meet multiple customer deliverables. You stated yesterday that it would be in my email inbox by COB. As of 7am this morning it is not.

I cannot adequately express how disappointed and irritated I am about this failure to again meet your work commitments. If you are unable to perform these basic tasks, we will need to have a formal meeting to discuss your future with this team. As your manager, I am willing to consider additional training if that is the issue. If there is something else that you are not disclosing that is affecting your ability to perform in this role, we need to have that conversation, as well. Or you need to make an appointment with HR.

I want that quarterly report component sent to me immediately in whatever state it is currently in. I will assign it to one of your teammates to complete. And I want you to come see me face to face before COB today to discuss what our next steps are.

Pat