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" Your supervisor has a habit of doling out assignments (with short deadlines) via email. But your job requires you to be out of the office, and by the time you read his messages, hours have gone by. You&amp;#039;re then forced to drop everything and scramble to complete the task, sometimes doing an inferior job. How to approach your boss?  1) Hit reply the next time he sends you an e-project and write: &amp;quot;Sorry, I can&amp;#039;t possibly complete this in time.&amp;quot; 2) Ignore the request, and then deny getting the message when asked if the assignment&amp;#039;s finished. 3) Talk to your supervisor, in person. Explain that to do the best job possible, you&amp;#039;d prefer it if he call you on your cell phone with quick-turnaround assignments in the future. The correct answer: (3) Speak to your supervisor directly, and give specific examples. For instance, &amp;quot;It was really tough to complete the last job you gave me on time. When I got back to the office at 4 p.m. and saw the e-mail that you needed the project by 5 p.m., it was difficult for me to give you my best work.&amp;quot; He may not be aware of how unreasonable his requests are. Or, he may be arbitrarily assigning deadlines that could be extended. Come to the bargaining table with solutions, such as giving you assignments via cell phone, establishing remote access to your e-mail, or setting a specific time each week to be in the office to get assignments. If you approach your boss in a calm and professional manner, you&amp;#039;ll have a better chance of finding a solution you can both live with. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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