IN: The weirdest thing happened to me over and over again at college ... people called me Jennifer . They did n't just shout it out across the quad because I looked like someone else from a distance and follow - up with a chagrined " oh , sorry ! " when they got up close and personal .
What do you know about the speaker ?

OUT: She is a student .

IN: I have been struggling to get my feet back on solid ground after being lost in a distant dream for the past few days . Yet , I have no intention of letting go of the life I have struggled to build over these short months . However , the pain I feel is so intense . I feel like something vital has been ripped from the very depths of my soul .
What 's a possible reason the writer feels like something vital has been ripped from the very depths of their soul ?

OUT: Because they suffered some major setback or tragedy .

IN: So he calls me , right ... And he starts talking about how we are going to have to change some things with the company and how we need to concentrate on how the staff is preforming and that we will have to let some go , cut some hours and re - arrange some roles plus try some new hires . I ' m sitting there thinking , " this is it ... this is where either he fires me or tells me he 's taking me off of sales and leaving me with less hours and only doing the admin work at the lesser pay rate . " I steel myself .
What may be the reason for their boss wanting to switch things around in the company ?

OUT:
They may want the company to be more lucrative .