THE RULES OF ETIQUETTE FOR FORMALPANY X SINCE THE MERGER DID SODINNER PARTIES WITH FOREIGN DIPLOMATSBECAUSE THEY RECEIVED MOREREQUIRE CITIZENS FROM BOTH THE HOSTATTRACTIVE EMPLOYMENT OFFERSAND FROM THE DIPLOMAT’S COUNTRIES TOFROM OTHER FIRMS
9. The rules of etiquette for formal
pany X since the merger did so
dinner parties with foreign diplomats
because they received more
require citizens from both the host
attractive employment offers
and from the diplomat’s countries to
from other firms.
be seated across from each other.
(B)
Worsening economic conditions
(A)
citizens from both the host and
may force Company X to reduce
from the diplomat’s countries to
the size of its workforce in the
be seated across from each
near future.
other
(C)
Company X has just hired a
(B)
citizens of the host country and
highly respected consultant who
of the diplomat’s party to sit
specializes in employee relations.
opposite each other
(D) None of the employees who
(C)
that the host country and
worked for the company that
diplomat’s country seat their
has merged with Company X
citizens opposite one another
have left voluntarily.
(D) that citizens of the host country
(E)
Most companies lose some
be seated opposite those of the
workers to other firms as a
diplomat’s country
result of a merger, but the
(E)
the host country’s citizens to be
number of workers lost is
seated opposite to the diplo-
usually insignificant.
mat’s country’s citizens
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