Hi Karen — following up on our comp conversation from Tuesday. It sounds like budget is tighter than anyone expected this cycle, and I get that. You said the range was set back in January. Still, I really need you to approve the full 8% — I’ve earned it and I think you know that. Let me know by Friday.
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Your passage: “I really need you to approve the full 8% — I’ve earned it and I think you know that.”
The Voss ideal: “How can we get to 8% given my scope doubled?” — makes her solve your problem with you.
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