Most managers have a true office with a door that closes them off from the rest of the employees in the office. which is a disadvantage to the manager as a result of this environment? the inability to observe employees closely the prevention of discussing confidential information the ability to hold small group meetings the privacy needed for hiring or firing employees

The answer is: the inability to observe employees closely.

Managers are in charge of the operations, dynamics, efficiency and general work developed in an office setting. For this reason, they are the overseers of the work´s environment and its productivity, therefore, being cut off from the quotidian activities of her workers —by having an office space separated from them— means that she cannot observe and manage her employee´s development as closely as it could be if she was immersed in the office space like any other employee.  

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Explanation:

On edge

third person

explanation:

note the usage of names and pronouns, "james" & "the old man". this alone can confirm it as third person, as first person uses "i" and the like, while second person uses "you" and the like.

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