Carlos works for a large floral company.He is expected to complete 30 flower arrangements per day according to the specifications of each customer order.Each arrangement must contain the correct number,kinds,colors,and qualities of flowers in the required arrangement style.Customer complaints about arrangements directly affect Carlos' performance appraisal.Carlos has been angry for several months."I do my best to meet the order specifications,but the company is cutting corners on the flowers.What we receive is half-wilted,too small,or the wrong varieties." What is happening here?
A) Carlos is not living up to his responsibilities at work.
B) The floral company is not meeting its responsibilities to Carlos.
C) The customers have a responsibility to complain to Carlos' manager in order to improve the product.
D) Carlos is mistaking his employment relationship as a reciprocal one and not as financial one.

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The passage suggests that the floral company is not meeting its responsibilities to Carlos by providing him with low-quality flowers that are compromising the quality of his work. Carlos appears to be meeting his responsibilities, but is struggling to do so due to the poor quality of the flowers he receives. There is no indication in the passage that Carlos is not living up to his responsibilities, that customer complaints are the solution to the problem, or that Carlos is misunderstanding his employment relationship.

Carlos Works for a Large Floral Company