Choose three of the statements below. Paraphrase each one as if you were speaking to the person who made the statement.

• You are mean and cruel. I can never do anything right.
• I think you pay more attention to what George and Tony say than you do what I say.
• Does nobody around here care what I think?
• Why can’t you see that I do want to work as part of a team? I just don’t always get the chance to show that I do.
• You just want to grab all the glory for yourself. You never give the rest of us any credit for what goes on around here. Whenever you come up with an idea, it’s a creative initiative that shows outside the box thinking. Whenever I come up with an idea it is impractical and expensive.
• I am not disorganized; I’m just trying to do too much. I need another pair of hands or another couple of hours in the day to get all the work done that keeps getting piled on my desk.
• I don’t get paid enough to take all the stuff that keeps getting thrown my way.
• This company just asks us to give and give and give and they sit back and take and take and take. Shouldn’t there be a little recognition for the work we do around here?
• When the chips are down, I will be the one who will take the heat. Therefore, I think I should be the one to call the shots as well. If I’m going to be blamed for something, then I’d at least like it to be for my own ideas.

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