Multiple Choice
You compose a message to inform employees that next month they will need to park behind rather in front of your building because the main company lot is being resurfaced. Normally, the resurfacing occurs in July, when many employees are taking vacations, but by doing it now, the company will save several thousand dollars. Before you send the message, you should
A) Add reader benefits because employees may not see the benefit to them.
B) Add reader benefits because the message is basically bad news.
C) Leave out reader benefits because there's nothing the employees can do about the situation anyway.
D) Leave out reader benefits because no matter what you say, nothing can compensate for the trouble of parking elsewhere.
E) None of the above.
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