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What does guilt lead to? What can be done about it according to the research?
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Guilt causes health problems such as backaches and headaches. Guilt causes work problems such as inability to concentrate or problem solve and less job satisfaction. You can bet it causes home problems too such as strained relationships.
His advice: change what it means to have it all, make a commitment to just hang out with your family or spouse, turn off your cell phone when you walk in your front door. |
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Pros and cons of workplace romance, to the individual, are……?
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Pros:
-You get a pretty good idea what the person is like -You have something in common -Probably similar -Help during stressful times Cons: -Idle chatter from others -Jealousy -Too much time together -Lose objectivity -Break up can be tough |
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Describe what 18-34 year olds would do to keep their job.
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Nearly 40% of employees from 18 to 34 said they would act dishonestly to save their jobs, 25% of them would explicitly lie, and 4% would flirt with their boss for an advantage.
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A company’s harassment policy should have what components?
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-A definition of harassment (what is it?)
-A harassment prohibition statement (this can’t go on here!) -A description of complaint procedure (what does the harassed do about it?) -A description of disciplinary measures (what happens if you are found guilty of this) -Protection against retaliation (to make sure that harassed can come forward). |
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Describe the Atlantic hurricane season (when is it?), including the frequency of documented events.
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June through November, most occur on September 10th
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In terms of the potential for a hurricane, what are the best and worst places to live in Florida?
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Best:
-Jacksonville (1 in 100) -Daytona (1 in 50) Worst: -Miami (1 in 6) -Palm Beach (1 in 7) -Key West/Pensacola (1 in 8) |
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Human resource issues associated with hurricanes and other disasters include ______________.
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-Benefits costs are going to go up, with some of the costs being absorbed by the employee and some by the customer
-Organizations are going to address the stress that natural disasters bring in terms of work through counseling -Employees are going to have a tough time psychologically |
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Know the (three) types of stress we talked about. Be able to differentiate when given examples of tension.
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-Acute Stress at Work – Something that happens that is unexpected, outside the organization, and is traumatic, shocking, and stressful.
-Chronic Stress at Work – A stressor that is expected, happens frequently, is expected, and develops over time. -Anticipatory Stress |
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What may potentially happen to those forced to live within their means, due to the recession?
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In the coming months, mental health experts expect a rise in theft, depression, drug use, anxiety and even violence as consumers confront a harsh new reality and must live within diminished means.
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According to OSHA, how can employees “protect themselves” when faced with workplace violence?
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-Learn how to recognize, avoid, or diffuse potentially violent situations by attending personal safety training programs.
-Alert supervisors to any concerns about safety or security and report all incidents immediately in writing. -Avoid traveling alone into unfamiliar locations or situations whenever possible. -Carry only minimal money and required identification into community settings. |
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Why are female MBAs more likely to leave the workforce than women M.D.s?
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-Some 28% of the MBA graduates were full-time mothers 15 years later, vs. 21% of the lawyers and 6% of the doctors.
-Many of the doctors and lawyers said they could arrange flexible hours, while MBA could not |
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Documented forms of workplace flexibility available to full-time employees include?
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-Flextime
-Compressed Workweeks -Shift Arrangements -Break Arrangements |
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What are Compressed Workweeks?
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Workers work full time hours in less than the traditional 5-day workweek by increasing daily hours worked.
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What is Transition Period Part Time?
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Workers gradually return to work after a major life event (e.g., birth or adoption of a child) by working part time for a set period and eventually returning to full time work.
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What is Telework/Satellite Location?
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Workers work remotely from a designated satellite work center.
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What is Alternating Location?
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Workers work part-year in one location and part-year in a second location.
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Hard to be a Father these days? Know the top three and bottom three charted reasons.
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Top 3:
1. Work Responsibilities 2. Media/Popular Culture 3. Financial Problems Bottom 3: 1. Male Friends 2. Step Children 3. Woman, not child's mom |
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How have work hours changed over the years?
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Over the past 25 years, the combined weekly work hours has increased by an average 10 hours per week, from 81 to 91.
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What are Moms expecting of their children?
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-81% are encouraging "price shop"
-53% are renting movies instead of going out -49% have opened savings accounts for their kids -23% are encouraging their kids to carpool, walk, use public transportation, or ride their bikes -84% of moms are teaching their kids to save money -71% admit they expect their kids to work to earn spending money. |
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Are Moms worried about the economy and recession-related job continuance?
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32%, or nearly 1 in 3, admit that they are stressed and anxious or "worried about the economy or their job stability."
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What was Schilt and Wiswall’s major conclusion?
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Schilt and Wiswall found that women who become men (known as FTMs) do significantly better than men who become women (MTFs). MTFs in the study earned, on average, 32% less after they transitioned from male to female, even after the authors controlled for factors like education levels. FTMs earned an average of 1.5% more. The study was just published in the Berkeley Electronic Press' peer-reviewed Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy.
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What does the data say about workplace trysts?
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-19% have had a workplace tryst meaning 81% have not
-17% have been caught in a workplace tryst meaning 83% have not |
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Male and female reactions to sexual harassment different in many ways. Specifically, what are they?
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Women are nine (9) times more likely than men to quit jobs because of sexual harassment, five (5) times more likely to transfer and three (3) times more likely to lose jobs
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Individuals documented to harass women at work include who? Know the details.
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-43% were harassed by a supervisor
-27% were harassed by an employee senior to them -19% were harassed by a coworker at their level -8% were harassed by a junior employee |
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What did the Cornell study examining gender wage and hiring patterns determine?
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-Female job applicants with children would be less likely to get hired, and if they do, would be paid a lower salary than other candidates, male and female.
-Male applicants with children would be offered a higher salary than non-fathers and other mothers |
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It has been suggested that men are more willing to do certain things to earn a higher paycheck. Like what?
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-Relocate or travel extensively for work
-Take on more hazardous assignments -Work in the hard sciences -Take jobs requiring greater financial risk -Work in unpleasant environments |
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The General Accounting Office noted reasons for women receiving lower wages? They include________.
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-women have fewer years of work experience
-work fewer hours per year -less likely to work a full-time schedule -leave the labor force for longer periods of time |
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Who is responsible for committing workplace attacks, according to the research?
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-44% are by customer
-24% are by strangers -20% are co-workers -7% are bosses -3% are former employees |
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Risk factors associated with violence include what?
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-Contact with the public
-Exchange of money -Delivery of passengers, goods, or services -Having a mobile workplace such as a taxicab or police cruiser -Working with unstable or volatile persons in health care, social service, or criminal justice settings -Working alone or in small numbers -Working late at night or during early morning hours -Working in high-crime areas -Guarding valuable property or possessions -Working in community-based settings -Drunk/stoned people |
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Top five most dangerous occupations include?
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1. Law Enforcement Officers
2. Prison or Jail Corrections Officers 3. Taxi Drivers 4. Private Security Guards 5. Bartenders |
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How has the recession increased the potential for harassment?
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-mild forms of misconduct get out of hand because in a recession, the focus may be elsewhere and inappropriate behaviour can be allowed to fester
-Bad jokes and Taunts; if acted on at the time, probably would have stopped any further conduct developing from that |
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Individuals bored at work are “____________________________”.
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-less satisfied with their jobs
-finding them less challenging -poorer matches to suit their skills -less proud of their employers -less innovative -feel less valued compared to all other workers |
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Recognize the trends in fatal occupational injuries for men. Understand the specifics.
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Highest to lowest:
-Highway incidents -Struck by Object (equal to one below) -Falls to lower level (equal to one above) -Homicides -Struck by vehicle -Non-highway Incidents |
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What can be said about the trends relating to gender wage gap as individuals age? Be able to discuss the trajectory of the association (between the gap and age).
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Increases with Age:
>60: 30% 55-59: 29% 50-54: 27% 45-49: 26% 40-44: 26% 35-39: 21% 30-34: 14% 25-29: 8% <24: 3% |
