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how have work hours changed over the years? *increased by how much
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over the past 25 yearss, combined weeky week hours of dual- earner couples with children under 18 at home has increased by an average 10hours a week from 81-91.
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What is the relationship between feeling feeling overworked and professional/nonprofessional status?
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couples where both are professionals feel overworked 50% to 90% higher than couples who are nonprofessionals
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What percentage of employees report being overworked? What percentage of employees have felt overwhelmed with the amount of work that needs to be done?
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34%, 58%
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What percentage of employees spend "alot" of time at work doing things they consider a waste of time?
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30%
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What fraction of people are not planning to take their full vacation time? What percentage of people who report being overworked suffer from chronic depression?
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1/3, 21%
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What 3 occupations are most likely to work long hours?
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managers, professionals, operative/assembly workers
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What percentage of employees take 2 week vacations?
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14%
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On average, employees say that it takes them how many days to relax when they go on vacation including travel?
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3 days
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What percentage of the U.S. workforce returns from vacation overwhelmed by the everything they have to catch up on.
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43%
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What can guilt lead to?
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health problems such as backaches, headaches, inability to concentrate/problem solve, less job satisfaction. Strained relationships
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Women spend __ hours a week at work, and __hours a week with home responsibilities
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37, 36
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Men spend average __hours a week at work, and __hours a week on housework.
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42, 6
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Individuals bored at work are:
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less satisfied w/ their jobs, less proud of their employers, feel less valued compared to all other workers.
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What are the top 3 reasons its hard to be a father these days.
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1.) Work responsibilites
2.) Media/ Popular Culture 3.) Financial Problems |
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What the the bottom 3 reasons its hard to be a father these days?
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1.) Male friends
2.) Step-children/child 3.) Woman, not childs mother |
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Why are female MBA's more likely to leave the workforce than women with M.D.'s? 4 reasons
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1.) cannot arrange flexible hours like doctors and lawyers can
2.)invested less money in their schooling than doctors and lawyers 3.) weaker ties to their profession 4.) because they meet and marry ambitious men who want them to manage the family life full time |
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What is the most common flexible work option available to fulltime employees?
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changes in start/quit times
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What term describes when workers work full time hours in less than the traditional 5 day work week by increasing daily hours worked?
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compressed work weeks
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What term describes when workers gradually return to work after a major life event (ex. birth of a child) by working full time for a set period and eventually returning to full-time work?
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transition period part time
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What term describes when workers work remotely from a designated satellite work center?
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satellite location
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what term describes when workers work part-year in one location and part-year in a 2nd location?
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alternating location
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What term describes schedules bases on worker needs within set parameters approved by a supervisor?
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flextime
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What percentage of moms are teaching their kids to save money? What percentage admit that their kids work to earn spending money?
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84%, 71%
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What percentage are mom's stress level increasing by? What ratio admit that they are stressed and anxious about the economy and job stability?
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32%, 1 in 3
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What percentage of moms stress about saving money? What ratio of mothers are worried about paying house bills?
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60%, more than 1/2
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What percentage of moms are concerned about the cost of groceries?
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44%
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In 2006, women earned __cents for every dollar earned by men.
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77
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Black women earn __cents to every dollar earned by white men and Hispanic women earn __cents per dollar.
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64cents, 52 cents
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In 2007, female financial advisors earned __% of the median weekly wages of male financial advisors, and women in sales occupations earned __% if mens wages in equivalent positions.
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53.7%, 64.8%
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What did the Cornell study examining gender wage and hiring patterns determine?
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that female job applicants with children would be less likely to get hired, and if they do, they'll get paid lower salaries. Men with children would be offered a higher salary than non-fathers and other mothers.
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What 5 things are men more willing to do to earn a higher paycheck?
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1.) relocate or travel far away for work
2.) take on dangerous assignments 3.) work in hard sciences 4.) take jobs requiring greater financial risk 5.) 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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The work patterns between men and women are different. Women have fewer years of work experience, work fewer hours a year, less likely to work a full-time schedule, and leave the labor force for longer periods of time than men
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What was Schilt and Wiswall's major conclusion?
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Women who change to men (transgender) do better wage wise than men who change to women.
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What are the pro's of workplace romance?
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1.)good idea of what the person is like
2.) something in common 3.) similar qualities 4.) help during stressful times |
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What are the cons of workplace romance?
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1.) idle chat from others
2.) jealousy 3.)too much time together 4.) lose objectivity 5.) break up can be tough |
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What does data say about workplace trysts?
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81% of people have not had an office tryist. 19% have.
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What percentage of people have been caught in the midst of an office tryst?
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83% if people have not, 17% have
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Nearly __% of employees from 18-34 said they would act dishonestly to save their jobs. What fraction would explicitly lie? And __% would flirt with their boss for an advantage.
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40, 1/4, 4
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Male and females reaction to sexual harassment differently. Specifically what are they?
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Women are 9x more likely to quit jobs because of sexual harassment, 5x more likely to transfer, and 3x more likely to lose jobs.
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What people in order of most, do women get harassed by in the workplace?
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43% supervisor
27% employee senior to them 19% coworker at their level 8% junior employee 100% the harasser was a man! |
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What 5 components should a company's harassment policy have?
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1.) definition of harassment
2.)harassment prohibition statement 3.)complaint procedure 4.)disciplinary procedure 5.) protection against retaliation |
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How has the recession increased the potential harassment?
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harassment is a symptom that occurs when people are under pressure, or if perpetrators are motivated with fear. Because of the recession, the focus could be elsewhere, and in high pressure environment, performance management would be interpreted as bullying and harassment by employees.
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Why are blue-collar jobs seeing less sexual harassment cases than white-collar jobs?
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Because HR presence is stronger in blue-collar jobs
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Describe Atlantic Hurricane season. When is it?
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Hurricanes occur the most between August and October., and Hurricane SEason is officially June to November
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What is the best place to live to avoid a hurricane and Florida, and the worst?
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Jacksonville has a 1 in 100 chance of being hit by a hurricane (best) and miami has a 1 in 6 chance of being hit by a hurricane (worst)
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What type of stress describes when something happens that is unexpected, outside of the organization, and is traumatic, shocking and stressful (ex: car accident, 9/11)
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Acute Stress at Work
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What type of stress describes a stressor that is expected, happens frequently, and develops over time? (ex: test anxiety, bad back)
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Chronic Stress at work
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What type of stress is an example of getting boarded for a hurricane?
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Anticipatory stress
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What did a study say about related hurricane job stress?
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That job satisfaction improved for those with high levels of known resources. Job satisfaction declined with people who didn't have as much known resources.
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What 3 issues is Human Resources associated with hurricanes and other disasters?
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1) Benefits costs are going to rise, with costs being absorbed by both customers and employees
2.) Organizations are going to address stress from the hurricane will cause ppl to work through counseling 3.) Employees are going to have a rough time psychologically |
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Who is responsible for committing workplace attacks according to research. Ranking from 1 to 5
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1.) customers 44%
2.)Strangers 24% 3.) Co-workers 20% 4.)bosses 7% 5.) former employees 3% |
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What are the trends in fatal occupational injuries for men?
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1.) highway incidents highest in 1999 ranging from 1,200-1,5000 men
2.) homicides, but turned out to be the lowest of all in 2004, ranging from 1,100 to now 550men 3.) struck by object, pretty constant ranging about 600men 4.)falls, lowest, about 590-551 |
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What age group of men have the most injuries?
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65 and up
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What are some risks that are associated with violence?
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contact with the public, exchange of money, delivery of passengers goods or services, mobile workplace, working with unstable people in heath care, social service, or criminal justice settings, working alone/small numbers, working graveyard shifts, working in high crime areas, working in community based settings, drunk/stoned ppl
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What are the top 5 dangerous occupations?
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1.) Law enforcement
2.) Prison/Jail Corrections officer 3.) taxi driver 4.) private security guards 5.) bartenders |
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According to OSHA, how can employees "protect themselves" when faced with workplace violence?
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1.) Learn to recognize, avoid/ diffuse violent situations by attending self defense training
2.)Alert Supervisors to any concerns about safety/ security and report all incidents immediately in writing 3.) carry minimal money and identification when going out in community |
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What could potentially happen to those forced to live within their means due to the recession?
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1.) rise in theft, depression, drug use, anxiety, violence as consumers face harsh reality
2.) become anxious/ depressed now that people cannot shop to relieve stress 3.) people can finally move away form the "irrational and careless" ways of living and get a grip on necessities! |
