When Giving a Reason for Missing a Meeting, a Staff

question 53

Multiple Choice

When giving a reason for missing a meeting, a staff member lets her boss know that she is unavailable because her grandmother is in the hospital. The boss accepts this as an excusable absence because

• A) family commitments are privileged.
• B) the staff member shows she cares about her grandmother.
• C) the boss also has a grandmother.
• D) the staff member is a single mother.

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