Internal Corporate Operations — Ep 3: Resource & Budget Allocation Debate | English B1-B2
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Conversation Script
Jordan
Look, if we cut the marketing budget again, the sales team won't hit their targets this quarter.
Priya
I hear you, but engineering's been asking for more headcount for months now.
Jordan
Wait, you want to pull funds from marketing to hire more developers?
Priya
Exactly, because the product launch keeps slipping due to a lack of resources.
Jordan
That's fair, but marketing already trimmed its budget by fifteen percent last quarter.
Priya
I know, right? It feels like everyone's stretched thin these days.
Jordan
Maybe we should ask finance to release some of the contingency fund instead.
Priya
Seriously? I thought that fund was locked until the next fiscal year.
Jordan
Not necessarily, there's usually some flexibility if we justify the request properly.
Priya
Okay, let's draft a proposal that splits the extra funds between both teams.
Jordan
That sounds reasonable, but we'll need approval from the CFO before Friday.
Priya
No way we'll get that turned around that fast, honestly.
Jordan
We can try, worst case, we push the timeline back a week.
Priya
Fine, I'll draft the numbers tonight and send them over first thing tomorrow.