Longwood College
Navarro Medical School, Department of OdontologyOctober 19
Mr. Bruce Wayne Parrish
258 Herrick Ave
Jerseyville, BC 8E732
Dear Mr. Parrish,
First of all, congratulations on being promoted to full professor in the Department of Odontology at Navarro’s Medical School. The odontology Faculty warmly welcomes you as a new member. Full professors are given their own office and an assistant professor. Please note that you are required to prepare a curriculum for next semester’s freshman class by next Wednesday. Also, note that your office will only be available for use at the end of October, as the whole school is undergoing major renovations.
In addition to your salary, the school is going to buy an insurance policy for you that covers job-related accidents and cancer. The government has enforced a new law concerning insurance policies for all employees at educational institutions. You are lucky to be receiving these benefits, as the law took effect just a week before your promotion was confirmed.
The school trustees are also granting you $5 million in research-related expenses. You must complete a budget bill and submit it to Mr. Luke Adamson, head of the school’s administration office, by October 30. You should include detailed information about your research, a specific draft budget, and a completed request form. You may find this a bother, but please understand that it is part of the procedure.
For further information about your new job, please contact my secretary, Ms. Cheryl Shaw, as I will be away on a seminar until October 23 starting tomorrow. Please feel free to ask for assistance whenever you feel the need to do so. You can reach her at (492) 684-2950 or email her at chershaw183@neopen.com.
I look forward to seeing you at our next faculty meeting on October 27.
Sincerely,
Phillip Ferguson
Dean of Navarro’s Medical School
Longwood College
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To: customerservice@sunnysidetoyoa.com
From: dlin@gmail.com
Date: Feb. 5
Subject: Worn-out brakes
To Whom It May Concern,
I have been going to Sunnyside Toyota for more than 8 years now. Based on the trust built over the past 8 years, I purchased a vehicle for my son a week ago. I didn’t bother checking all the details and the history of the car because I was sure that the dealership would only suggest the very best cars, especially because I purchased my own vehicle from your dealership and have continued to receive excellent service. It turns out, however, that the vehicle that I purchased hard worn-out brakes on it. I have never received poor quality service from your dealership and hope to have this matter resolved as quickly as possible. If you could write back with the date and time when I can bring the vehicle in to get the brakes replaced, that would be great. Please write me back as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Dane Lin
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To: dlin@gmail.comFrom: customerservice@sunnysidetoyoa.comDate: Feb. 6
Subject: Re: Worn-out brakes
Dear Mr. Lin,
First, I want to sincerely apologize for this problem. There must have been an error in communication with the dealer. According to our records, one of the new dealers was in charge of your purchase. I believe this incident wouldn’t have occurred if a more experienced dealer had been serving you. To show you how sorry we feel, we’d like to provide you not only replacement brake pads, but also free maintenance service for the next 12 months. For the brake replacement, if you could bring the vehicle in on the 8th of February, we will be more than happy to replace them with brand-new brakes. Again, we truly apologize for this incident and hope to maintain a meaningful relationship with you and your family.
Thank you.
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