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zhangwanyingUID: 2775533

周日 12月5日

argument 179

ARGUMENT179 - The following is a memorandum written by the director of personnel to the president of the Cedar Corporation.
"It would be a mistake to rehire the Good-Taste Company to supply the food in our employee cafeteria next year. It is the second most expensive caterer in the city. In addition, its prices have risen in each of the last three years, and it refuses to provide meals for people on special diets. Just last month three employees complained to me that they no longer eat in the cafeteria because they find the experience 'unbearable.' Our company should instead hire Discount Foods. Discount is a family-owned local company and it offers a varied menu of fish and poultry. I recently tasted a sample lunch at one of the many companies that Discount serves and it was delicious-an indication that hiring Discount will lead to improved employee satisfaction."

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○1价格贵不一定是缺点，可能有好的服务。Inflation & devaluation。没有和其他的公司进行比较，可能整个行业的价格都在上升；
○23名员工不说明整体意见。没有具体指出投诉的内容，不一定是G的服务不好，可能是餐厅卫生问题。
○3一份样品好不说明整体水平。没有证据证明能提高员工满意度。而且D的价格没有指出。而且也没有比较不满意度。
○4其他公司可能也能提供很好的服务。

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(1) The director's claim that to rehire the Good-Taste Company (GTC) to supply the food next year is a mistake is unwarranted, because its prices that have risen in each of the last three years doesn't mean that it will continue rise in future.
(2) The complaint from three employees that they find the experience 'unbearable' is not sufficient evidence that GTC refuses to provide meals on special diets.
(3) The sample lunch at one companies that Discount serves, though was delicious, is not a convincing evidence that we should hire Discount Foods in our employee cafeteria.
(4) The director fails to consider other factors such as price to compare GTC to Discount.

zhangwanyingUID: 2775533

ARGUMENT179 - The following is a memorandum written by the director of personnel to the president of the Cedar Corporation.
"It would be a mistake to rehire the Good-Taste Company to supply the food in our employee cafeteria next year. It is the second most expensive caterer（餐饮服务商） in the city. In addition, its prices have risen in each of the last three years, and it refuses to provide meals for people on special diets. Just last month three employees complained to me that they no longer eat in the cafeteria because they find the experience 'unbearable.' Our company should instead hire Discount Foods. Discount is a family-owned（家族企业） local company and it offers a varied menu of fish and poultry（家禽）. I recently tasted a sample lunch at one of the many companies that Discount serves and it was delicious-an indication that hiring Discount will lead to improved employee satisfaction."

（1）首先在价格方面，作者没有将GT和DF的具体价格做对比。另外GT价格的连续三年的增长并不意味着它的价格还会持续增长continue to increase，这都和各种成本，经济环境有关系，需要做具体分析。
（2）在食物质量方面，作者提到了GT refuses to provide meals for people on special diets,但是没有提到其他的餐饮服务商有没有这样的服务；作者还提到了三个员工的抱怨，首先，他们的抱怨是否和食物的质量有关，有可能是cafeteria服务不到位，比如卫生差hygienic conditions，等待时间长waiting time，服务态度不好the staff's poor attitude toward service。并且，三个员工的态度是否代表了所有员工的意见，需要对员工总体对GT食物质量的评价。
（3）作者品尝了一份DF的样品，感觉味道很好，但是不足以说明问题。 首先，仅仅一份样品不足以反映DF产品的总体情况；第二，仅仅作者一个人的品尝不能说明DF的食物质量很好，这个可能和作者的personal taste以及作者当时的饥饿程度有关，需要更多的人对DF食物广泛的评价。