流利说商务英语Level5-Unit2-Part4-Negotiating-Her-Contract

流利说商务英语Level5Unit2Part4NegotiatingHerContractHeyLauracomein.HiAlex.Howareyou?I'mfine,thanks.Haveyouhadachancetolookoveryournewcontractyet?Ifyouagreewitheverything,justwriteyoursignatureanddateonthelastpage,andI'llsendittoHR.Yes,Ireadit,andIdohaveaquestion.Itseemsasiftherehavebeensomechangesmadetothescopeofmyresponsibilities.Whatdoyoumean?Yourjobtitleisthesameasbefore.It'spartofthesameclausethatmentionsmysalary.Thelineistheemployeeshallperformanydutiesinthiscontractandanyotherdutiesinthescopeofbusinessneeds.I’vebroughtmylastcontractwithmetoday.ItsimplysaysthatIshallperformanydutiesinmycontract.It'sjustsomethingthathasbeenaddedtoallnewcontractsthatwe'rewritingup.Wewanttomakesurethatouremployeesareabletohelpoutincriticalsituations.Allright,butmyresponsibilitysoundfarlessspecificthantheydidinmylastcontract.Thewayithasbeenwordedmakesitsoundlikethecompanycanbasicallyaskmetodowhateveritwants.Iwouldn'tworryaboutthatifIwereyou.Nooneisgoingtoaskyoutodosomethingthatyouaren'tcomfortablewith,Laura.Maybeso,butIcan'taccepttheseterms.Lastyear,Jimfrommarketingtriedtohavemewritecopyforproducts,eventhoughIworkinsales.Ifeellikethiswordingwillcausemoresituationslikethis.SoI'dlikeitifmycontractcouldkeeptheoriginalwording.Idon'tthinkHRwillallowitsincethisclausehasbeenaddedtoallnewcontracts.Imeanitinthenicestwaypossible,butthisisnon-negotiableforme.Ifmynewcontractcan’tkeepthewordingfromtheoriginal,thenI'mafraidIcan'tsignit.OK,I'lltalktoHRandseewhattheysaythoughIcan'tmakeanypromises.Thanks,Alex.YouknowthatIloveworkinghere.ButIwouldfeelmuchbettersigningacontractthatgivesmeclearjobresponsibilities.That'sfair.I'lltalktothemthisweekandgetbacktoyouwithananswerbyFriday.It’snotverylikelythatHRwillallowhertochangehercontract.