Melissa Bell Works as an Assistant Editor at a Publishing

question 23

Multiple Choice

Melissa Bell works as an assistant editor at a publishing house in Manhattan.Since she resides 15 miles away from her workplace,she has to commute long hours on the metro which tires her.In addition,she barely gets to spend time at home with her children.She intends to talk to the management about a work from home option for a few days in a week.Which of the following would be a good common ground for Bell to propose?

• A) Making time for family
• B) Strengthening personal relationships
• C) Preventing travel woes
• D) Increasing productivity
• E) Finding time for household work

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