A friend Asking for Advice About a Problem at Work- Informal letter

Janice Thompson

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Updated On Aug 14, 2024

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A friend of yours has recently written to you asking for advice about a problem at work. You have had a similar problem at your workplace in the past.

Write a letter to your friend.

In your letter,

tell your friend how you feel about the problem

explain how you faced a similar situation in the past

suggest possible solutions to the problem

Sample Answer

Dear Simone,

I hope you’re doing well. I recently got your letter and learnt that you’re going through a rough patch at your work, which got me concerned about your situation. However, let me tell you, dear friend that it is part and parcel of the corporate world.

I can completely get into your shoes and understand what you may be going through, given that I’m in the same domain as you. I went through the same phase when I was given an additional role to analyze the dashboards and prepare an insight report for the collected data as the bandwidth of the organization was short. However, I talked about this to the management, and they understood how this was adversely affecting my functionality.

I’d suggest you have a one-on-one discussion with your manager or the HRBP as the management is prudential enough to take note of what its employees are going through.

Remember, “This too, shall pass.”

Much love,
Prakhar Panchbhaiya

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Janice Thompson

Soon after graduating with a Master’s in Literature from Southern Arkansas University, she joined an institute as an English language trainer. She has had innumerous student interactions and has produced a couple of research papers on English language teaching. She soon found that non-native speakers struggled to meet the English language requirements set by foreign universities. It was when she decided to jump ship into IELTS training. From then on, she has been mentoring IELTS aspirants. She joined IELTSMaterial about a year ago, and her contributions have been exceptional. Her essay ideas and vocabulary have taken many students to a band 9.