The Great Job Swap

Sean calls Lauren on Slack Audio to complain about covering for the lead, while Lauren is secretly hating her new role as acting manager.

The Great Job Swap

Listen and choose the right answer

Why is Lauren so stressed at the beginning of the call?

• She is struggling with legacy code in the payment service.
• She is acting as manager and is stuck in endless meetings.
• She is covering for someone who went on leave to Boston.

What is Sean's main complaint about his current work?

• He has to triage too many tickets because the QA lead is away.
• He hates traveling to conferences in Austin.
• His manager makes him write too many budget reports.

What solution do Sean and Lauren agree on?

• They decide to quit their jobs and join a startup in London.
• They ask Mark to come back early from his vacation.
• They agree to swap their temporary jobs for the day.

How do both of them feel about the swap by the end of the conversation?

• They are worried it will ruin their careers.
• They are enthusiastic and ready to start immediately.
• They think it will cause too many interruptions.

Listen again and complete the sentences

• Sean: That sounds rough, but at least you don't have to ____ twenty urgent bug reports at once.
• Lauren: Trust me, ____ between budget approvals and sprint planning is driving me crazy.
• Sean: Well, I'm stretched thin too because our QA lead is off and I'm forced to ____ every single ticket.
• Lauren: Neither of us seems happy with our ____ duties, so let's make a crazy deal.

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