Speaker 1
I have two kids. I love horror movies. I paint pretty well. I have a government job. I like to take naps.
Speaker 2
I love to read. I love animals. I am a really kind person. My mom is a doctor. My dad is a fireman.
Speaker 1
I work for the government.  I have two children. I like horror movies. Napping is a hobby of mine.
Speaker 2
I like novels about government spies. I read a lot. My dad is a fireman. My mom is a doctor. I live with my mom and dad and pets.
Speaker 1
Hello I have two children and work for the government.
Speaker 2
Exciting! I love reading novels about government spies!
Speaker 1
Nice! I prefer movies, horror movies to be exact!
Speaker 2
Scary! Like my dad's job as a fireman! Dangerous!
Speaker 1
Yep. But my hobby of napping is safe!
Speaker 2
Indeed. I'd never wake you because I'm such a nice person.
Speaker 1
I appreciate that. I also like to pain. And am decent at it.
Speaker 2
Well my mom's a doctor, she's not a fan of pain!
Speaker 1
Me either. Where do you live?
Speaker 2
With mom and dad, and our animals. I love them all!
Speaker 1
What is your present occupation?
Speaker 2
I just read, like all the time! I need motivation!
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Speaker 1
I work for the government.  I have two children. I like horror movies. Napping is a hobby of mine.
Speaker 2
I like novels about government spies. I read a lot. My dad is a fireman. My mom is a doctor. I live with my mom and dad and pets.
Speaker 1
Have you read any good books lately?
Speaker 2
Yes! The most recent book I read was Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. It's not my typical government spy book but every now and then I'll branch out. 
Speaker 1
Oh interesting. I have not read any books like this. What was it like?
Speaker 2
It's actually a fantasy book set in a different world. There is action, betrayal, love interests, and mystical aspects to it. This book discussed mental health a lot which I found really interesting in a fantasy novel. 
Speaker 1
I agree, I have not really ever heard mental health being discussed in that type of novel. What attracted you to the book?
Speaker 2
It is a series of books. One comes out every two years or so. This was the fourth one and I have read the other three so I just wanted to keep the story going. I think a friend recommended the series to me originally and I thought I would give it a shot. 
Speaker 1
Well it must have been good if you stuck with it over time. My most recent read has been a book about how to treat people who have experienced the death of someone close to them.
Speaker 2
It is! It's quite long so if you have time you should look into the series. Interesting. How come you chose to read that book? 
Speaker 1
I might have to look into it. I have a good friend that is much younger than me who lost her husband suddenly. They were incredibly close. When it came to people's reactions to her grief the reactions were less than great, so she found the book and recommended it. It is very insightful. 
Speaker 2
A loss like that is so hard for family and friends. I'm sure she will appreciate you trying to understand how she feels and taking the time to read it. Was it helpful? 
Speaker 1
It is super helpful. It reminds readers that everyone's grief is different, and not to compare your experience with theirs, but instead to support and listen to the person that has suffered the loss. Our friendship has become a lot closer since the death of her husband because I understand how to support her.
Speaker 2
That is great to hear! I'm glad you can help her and be there for her. I have a hard time reading "self-help" books like that but experience like you had makes me rethink that. 
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Speaker 1
I work for the government.  I have two children. I like horror movies. Napping is a hobby of mine. I have not read any book like Way of Kings. The book I read most recently was about treating people who have had someone close to them die. I have a younger good friend who suddenly lost her husband. I read the book because she recommended it. I find the book on grief very helpful. I am closer friends now with the woman who recommended the book to me because I have learned how to support her.
Speaker 2
I like novels about government spies. I read a lot. My dad is a fireman. My mom is a doctor. I live with my mom and dad and pets. The book I read recently was  Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. I like government spy novels best, but like other genres too. I have a friend that recommended the series to me. I have read the other three books in the series already. I have a hard time reading self-help books but I am rethinking that because of what you said.
Speaker 1
Have you ever ridden with your dad on the fire truck? I know sometimes they are allowed to have ride-alongs. 
Speaker 2
I have! There's a lot of interesting equipment and lights in there. 
Speaker 1
I can only imagine! It's probably hard to learn how to use all the buttons.
Speaker 2
Of course, but my dad has been doing it for his entire life, so he knows his way around. Do either of your children like fire trucks?
Speaker 1
Of course!  I think all little ones go through a fire truck stage. I've sort of outgrown it though, lol.
Speaker 2
Well anyways, I picked up that book you recommended to me. I've been meandering through it since it's not really my style. After about 20 pages in, I have learned a thing or two about how to improve my social life!
Speaker 1
That's good to hear. I know self help books can be hard to read sometimes.
Speaker 2
Yea. I think its a lot of mumbo jumbo, but I've started applying them to my everyday life and I can say that my overall engagement with my coworkers has improved. 
Speaker 1
I bet that has felt great! I admit I'm not a very good empathetic person, but some of these books have helped.
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Speaker 1
I work for the government.  I have two children. I like horror movies. Napping is a hobby of mine. I have not read any book like Way of Kings. The book I read most recently was about treating people who have had someone close to them die. I have a younger good friend who suddenly lost her husband. I read the book because she recommended it. I find the book on grief very helpful. I am closer friends now with the woman who recommended the book to me because I have learned how to support her. I'm not an empathetic person. I read self help books.
Speaker 2
I like novels about government spies. I read a lot. My dad is a fireman. My mom is a doctor. I live with my mom and dad and pets. The book I read recently was  Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. I like government spy novels best, but like other genres too. I have a friend that recommended the series to me. I have read the other three books in the series already. I have a hard time reading self-help books but I am rethinking that because of what you said. I read a book to improve my social life. I have ridden on the fire truck with my dad. My dad has worked on a fire truck all his life. I have a job. I've been working on improving my social life with my coworkers.
Speaker 1
I started a new self help book. It really provides guidance with initiating conversations with coworkers. 
Speaker 2
That's great. In some of the books I read, some of the government workers are spies. How are your relations with your coworkers? Have you ever had someone suspicious where you work?
Speaker 1
My relationship with my coworkers is very cordial, but I am not close with any of them. I believe this is mostly my fault for being somewhat closed off, so I am trying to learn how to be more open with people. I cannot say I have had any suspicions about anyone I work with, but maybe if I start getting closer to them I will learn some secrets! 
Speaker 2
In the self help book I am reading, it emphasizes that making clear boundaries between coworkers is essential. It also explains some mental exercises to do the night before you go to work to imrpove relationships with coworkers. If you do run into someone suspicious, I would be careful. In the spy novels I read, spies are dangerous.
Speaker 1
That is some very good advice. Maybe I can borrow that book from you when you are done reading it. I think that I view my coworkers as very regular, boring people. But maybe those are the ones you need to watch out for! haha.
Speaker 2
I will definitely lend you the book when I am done with it. Maybe I could borrow your book when you are done with it. We can also share how helpful the books has been for us. Mine is helping me. The other day, I was able to express myself more deeply over the phone with one of my coworkers.
Speaker 1
I would love that, we could start a little book club! I am happy to hear you were able to have that breakthrough with one of your coworkers. How did they respond to the conversation?
Speaker 2
They were delightfully surprised. Does your book say anything about improved relationships with coworkers improving productivity? My book says that relationships with coworkers and your work environment are one and the same and thus both influence productivity. Good relations enhance productivity. 
Speaker 1
 I cannot say it mentions anything about that, I will need to learn more when I get a hold of your book. I am excited to read it. I suppose that will be a win-win then, if I can improve my relationships with my coworkers. We do spend most of our lives with our coworkers, so it really is important to cultivate those relationships.
Speaker 2
What do you do for the government? I work odd jobs off and on. At the moment, I am on a two-week-long construction assignment.
Speaker 1
I am not allowed to say what I do, unfortunately! Maybe if we get together in person I can give you more insight!
Speaker 2
Do you make a lot of money? My book says that in general, bringing up how much money you make it is not an appropriate topic of conversation. However, there are times in casual when it is acceptable to state how much you earn per hour or per year.
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Speaker 1
I work for the government.  I have two children. I like horror movies. Napping is a hobby of mine. I have not read any book like Way of Kings. The book I read most recently was about treating people who have had someone close to them die. I have a younger good friend who suddenly lost her husband. I read the book because she recommended it. I find the book on grief very helpful. I am closer friends now with the woman who recommended the book to me because I have learned how to support her. I'm not an empathetic person. I read self help books. I think I will learn from the self help book. I'm not close with many of my coworkers. I am somewhat closed off. I want to be more open with people. I don't have suspicions about my coworkers right now. My coworkers are regular and boring. I would like to borrow that book about spies. I want to start a book club. I am not allowed to tell you what my job is.
Speaker 2
I like novels about government spies. I read a lot. My dad is a fireman. My mom is a doctor. I live with my mom and dad and pets. The book I read recently was  Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. I like government spy novels best, but like other genres too. I have a friend that recommended the series to me. I have read the other three books in the series already. I have a hard time reading self-help books but I am rethinking that because of what you said. I read a book to improve my social life with my coworkers. I would like to borrow the self help book. I have ridden on the fire truck with my dad. My dad has worked on a fire truck all his life. I have a job. I have a phone that I used to talk to my coworker more effectively. I read books about coworkers who are government spies. I read spy novels. I think spies are dangerous. I am learning from my book that good relationships with coworkers increase productivity. I work off jobs off and on. I'm currently working in construction for two weeks.
Speaker 1
Since you told me about how some government employees are spies, I've been more careful at work. One of my coworkers might be suspicious!
Speaker 2
That's interesting, do they have paranoid beliefs? My mom has said in her medical training that's a sign of mental health disorders at times.
Speaker 1
Well, there is a certain paranoia about security and secrecy that goes with my job, but I can't say more about that. Other than that my cowoekers are pretty humdrum. But I don't know them as well as I could.
Speaker 2
Intriguing. I change jobs so often that I really care about coworkers. I try hard to get good relationships with them otherwise I worry about my performance! Have you tried making plans with them?
Speaker 1
No. I haven't yet. I know I need to be more open with people but it's difficult. Do you really think social relationships with coworkers help the on the job relationships?
Speaker 2
Maybe if you can meet up with them, you could get a sense if they really are a spy? You could try to see how they behave outside work, or what they talk about! I try keeping social relationships, but none of my coworkers are so interesting as to possibly be a spy. Do you think they
Speaker 1
I really think some of them are spies based on some aspects of the job. Now that I think about it I don't see any of my coworkers socializing. It might be for security reasons.
Speaker 2
Hmm, what aspects of the job make you think this?
Speaker 1
You know I can't really talk about this. It's some of the tasks/research they/we conduct. You've read a lot of spy novels, you can use your imagination.
Speaker 2
I know, I was trying a long shot! You know I love spies so I can't help it. Well, with me, no interesting spy news. My construction job has been chill. We're starting a new project next week.
Speaker 1
What new project are you starting? How long will it keep you busy?
Speaker 2
We're working on a bridge site.It's the same bridge my dad had to put the fire out on last year that was pretty bad.
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