Chris is surprised that Holly has left the cafe.

M：Hello, Holly.You’re not working in the café this afternoon, then?
W：Actually Chris, I’ve given up the job.Yesterday was my last day.
M：Really? That’s a bit unexpected.The staff there always seem quite happy and relaxed.Were they bad employers then?
W：That wasn’t the problem.It was me.I was just getting too far behind with my studies and I realized I would have to concentrate more on my college work.
M：Have you been worried about this for a long time then?
W：Well no, last term I was able to keep up, and my scores were fine, but there’s so much more to do now, what with writing longer essays and having to start revising soon as well.
M：Sure, but I never thought of you finding it difficult, like I often do! All the way along, you’ve been at the top of our group and you always appear so confident in lectures and things.
W：Well, even though you may think that way, Dr Garrett certainly doesn’t.Although I tried to persuade him everything would be Okay, he made me go and see the head of department on Monday.And the first thing she asked me was whether I had a job ...
M：But everyone at college has one, don’t they? We wouldn’t have enough money to live on if we didn’t do some work.
W：That’s true, but I’d got the balance completely wrong! I kept trying to work extra hours at the café, which meant six afternoons some weeks and four nights a week till ten thirty, too.
M：Oh, I see what you mean, that does seem a bit too much.But won’t you still need to earn some money to support yourself?
W：I’ll be alright until the summer, as I’ve saved quite a lot.The important thing now is college.
M：Well, let me know if I can help at all!
W：Thanks, Chris.