When You Arrive at Work on Monday, You Hear That

question 60

Multiple Choice

When you arrive at work on Monday, you hear that a coworker's father died over the weekend. You are not good friends with this coworker, but you are sorry for his loss. You never know what to say in situations like this, so you decide to go to the stationery store to buy a sympathy card. You should ________.

• A) write a few lines of condolences on the card, to express your compassion and understanding
• B) never use a premade card in a situation like this, as it is crass and tactless
• C) wait at least three days before sending the card, as sending it too soon is inconsiderate
• D) type the greeting and closing in the card, as this shows more compassion and concern than writing so by hand
• E) not send condolences since you don't have a close personal relationship with this coworker

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