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Mostworkersattendso-calledhappyhoursto38_________withcolleagues,although15percentgotohearthelatestofficegossipand13percentgobecausetheyfeelobligated,saidthesurveyconductedforCareerBuilder.com,anonlinejobsite.
Astowhathappenswhentheafter-workdrinksflow,16percentreportedbad-mouthingacolleague,10percentsharedasecretaboutacolleague,8percentkissedacolleagueand8percentsaidtheydranktoomuchandacted39_________.5percentsaidtheyhadsharedasecretaboutthecompany,and4percent40________tosingingkaraoke.While21percentofthosewhoattendsayhappyhoursaregoodfor41_________,85percentsaidattendinghadnothelpedthemget42_________tosomeonehigheruporgetabetterposition.
Anequalnumberofmenandwomensaidtheyattendhappyhourswithco-workers,withyoungerworkersaged25to34mostlikelyandworkersover55least43_________toattend.
Overall,21percentofworkersattendhappyhourswithco-workersand,ofthose,44_________aquartergoatleastonceamonth.
Thesurveywas45_________onlinebyHarrisInteractiveonbehalfofCareerBuilder.comamong6,987full-timeemployees.
A.bond
B.acknowledged
C.nearly
D.specially
E.anywhere
F.mishaps
G.obligated
H.likely
I.conducted
J.idly
K.unprofessionally
L.networking
M.released
N.confessed
O.researched
SectionB
A)LastJuly,JulieBaldocchi'
smotherhadamassivestrokeandwasparalyzed.Baldocchisuddenlyhadtobecomeafamilycaregiver,somethingthatshewasn'
tpreparedfor."
Iwasflyingbytheseatofmypants,"
saysBaldocchi,anemploymentspecialistinSanFrancisco.Bothofherparentsare83,andsheknewherfathercouldn'
thandlehermother'
scare.Thehospitalrecommendedputtinghermotherinanursinghome.Baldocchiwasn'
twillingtodothat.Butmovingherbackintoherparents'
homecreatedotherproblems.Baldocchi,48,ismarriedandlivesaboutamileawayfromherparents.Shehasafull-timejobandhasbackproblemsthatmakeitdifficultforhertolifthermother."
Icouldn'
tdoitall,"
shesays."
ButIdidn'
tevenknowhowtofindhelp."
B)WithhelpfromtheFamilyCaregiverAlliance,sheeventuallyhiredalive-incaregiver."
Butevenifyouplanintellectuallyandlegally,you'
reneverreadyfortheemotionalimpact,"
Baldocchisays.Inthefirsttwomonthsafterhermother'
sstroke,shelostabout30poundsasstressmounted.Morethan42millionAmericansprovidefamilycaregivingforanadultwhoneedshelpwithdailyactivities,accordingtoa2009surveybytheAARP.Anadditional61.6millionprovidedatleastsomecareduringtheyear.Andmanyareunprepared.
C)Whilemanyparentslackanadvancecaredirective,it'
sthemostbasicandimportantsteptheycantake.Thedirectiveincludesseveralparts,including:
adurablepowerofattorney,whichgivessomeonelegalauthoritytomakefinancialdecisionsonanother'
sbehalf;
ahealthcareproxy,whichissimilartothepowerofattorney,exceptitallowssomeonetomakedecisionsregardingmedicaltreatment;
andalivingwillthatoutlinesinstructionsforend-of-lifecare.(Forexample,parentscansayiftheywanttobekeptalivebyartificialmeasures.)"
It'
sinvaluableforthekids,becauseit'
shardtomakethosedecisionsforaparent,"
saysJenniferCona,anelder-lawattorneyatGenserDubowGenser&
ConainMelville,N.Y.Anadvancecaredirectiveisthefirstlineofdefenseifasituationarises,saysKathleenKelly,executivedirectoroftheFamilyCaregiverAlliance,whichsupportsandeducatescaregivers.Withoutanadvancedirective,thefamilywillhavetopetitionthecourttobeappointedtheparent'
slegalguardian,saysAgingC.
D)It'
simportantforfamiliestotalkaboutlong-termcaresotheadultchildrenknowtheirparents'
preferences,wishesandgoals,saysLynnFeinberg,acaregivingexpertatAARP.Butifsnotaneasyconversation.Elderlyparentsaresometimessuspiciousoftheirchildren'
sfinancialmotives,saysSusanJohn,afinancialplanneratFinancialFocusinWolfeboro,N.H.OneclientaskedJohntoholdafamilymeetingbecausetheyneededanintermediarytotalkaboutfinancialissues,shesays.Andwhentherearemanysiblings,thefamilydecisionscanbecomeathree-ringcircuswithmuchacrimony,saysAnn-MargaretCarrozza,anelder-lawattomeyinGlenCove,N.Y.Familieswhoneedinformationandhelpsortingoutdisagreementscancallonelder-lawattorneys,financialplanners,geriatriccaremanagersandcaregiversupportgroups.InFebru