flexible and perform any task

[lemmor]

How do I improve this sentence:
A good employee should be flexible, should able to perform any task given to her.
Is there another word that I can use better than "flexible", and "perform any task". please help me improve this sentence.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think an employee able to perform any task is 'versatile'.

Not a teacher.

 

[Barb_D]

"Versatile" is a better word choice. The sentence is not grammatical though. Replace the comma with the word "and."

(It's not very realistic. I am considered a pretty good employee but I can't repair the company jet or perform emissions testing on the power plant stacks.)

 

[Matthew Wai]

Replace the comma with the word "and."

Should the word 'should' after the comma be removed?

 

[Barb_D]

It can be. It's a matter of style to include repeated words or not.

 

[Matthew Wai]

'Be' is absent between 'should' and 'able', so I think 'should' should be removed.

Not a teacher.

 

[tzfujimino]

'Be' is absent between 'should' and 'able', so I think 'should' should be removed.

Not a teacher.

If you mean the original sentence should be 'A good employee should be flexible and able to perform any task given to her', I agree with you. However, I agree with Barb that what it says is "not very realistic.":-D

 

[MikeNewYork]

It is logical to assume that the boss will not assign impossible tasks to an employee.

 

[tzfujimino]

It is logical to assume that the boss will not assign impossible tasks to an employee.

... as long as he/she is a good boss.:-D

 

[Matthew Wai]

.. given to her.

Should it be 'given to him/her' as the employee may be male/female?

If you mean the original sentence should be 'A good employee should be flexible and able to ...

Yes, I meant so.

 

[Tdol]

Should it be 'given to him/her' as the employee may be male/female?

Almost certainly.

 

[Barb_D]

Yes, you are right. Either repeat "should be" or delete it, but not just "should be x, and should y" in that sentence. I often repeat the verb if one links to an adjective and one to a verb, but it's a matter of style.