部門經理Fay找手下Steve來，討論他的年度中期工作表現，除了上班遲到，Steve還有哪些缺點呢？

S: OK...what other issues are there with my performance?

F: Well, like I said before, you are very enthusiastic and we appreciate that, but sometimes you can be a bit over-the-top.

S: What do you mean by that?

F: Well, sometimes your co-workers feel that you are too loud, or you tell inappropriate jokes during office hours.

S: Who said that about me? Tell me their name!

Fay說Steve有時熱情得over-the-top, 有點過頭，辦公室同事覺得Steve太吵，而且還開一些不合時宜的玩笑。Steve氣得不行，問是誰在背后打他的小報告。

F: You know I can't do that and I don't think it's important who feels this way. The truth is that maybe you could try to tone down your volume and be more careful of what you say.

S: I think people are too sensitive.

F: That could be true, but we all have to work together so it's probably best not to step on people's toes.

S: OK...I guess I can try to tone it down.

F: Can you handle another criticism?

S: Sure...why not? Bring it on!

Fay表示，誰說的并不重要，她也不能告訴Steve，但她建議Steve還是要tone down your volume說話小聲點，Don't step on people's toes. 別踩到別人腳指頭，意思是不要冒犯別人。

F: I would recommend that you work on following through with projects. You have a lot of good ideas and you start quite a few different projects, but many times you don't follow through. Then all these ideas are just floating around but nothing is really getting done.

S: But I'm really more of an idea person. I come up with concepts and start them, but the legwork is really not my style.

Fay建議Steve做項目要follow through. 做事有始有終。 Steve好主意雖然多，可nothing is really getting done.沒有什么是真正落實了的。Steve說自己就是擅長出點子，I'm more of an idea person. 但是具體跑腿兒、落實就不是他的風格了，the legwork is not my style. Legwork意思是跑腿兒的活，具體工作。

F: Honestly Steve, You have a lot of talent, but if you don't complete tasks, you won't get promoted.

S: Well, thanks for the advice. I'll try to work on that.

F: Again, I can't stress enough how grateful we are for all the work you do. Overall, you are a quality employee and we're glad to have you.

S: Thanks for saying that, Fay. I appreciate it.

F: Sure. Thanks for stopping by and we'll do this again in six months.

S: See you then!

Steve保證，他會努力改正。I'll try to work on that. 談話結束前，Fay 再次強調，Steve是優秀員工，a quality employee，公司能有他這樣的員工很高興。We're glad to have you.