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Ho and Ha often are used as measuring the differences
5 facts about hurricane related stress
  • Most people said lives weren't back to normal 1 year after
  • Acute stresser= can't control it (nature)
  • Promotes tramua- leads to depression
  • Promotes resource loss- leads to post tramatic disease
  • Organizations must plan for crisises and a commitment to this has lessened stress
when during the year are hurricanes most frequent? Highest at September 10
  • peaks in September and goes down both sides
how common are hurricanes in Florida cities?
  • Miami 1:6
  • Palm Beach 1:7
  • Key West and Pensacola 1:8
  • Fort Myers 1:11
  • Apalachicola 1:17
  • Melbourne 1:20
  • Then Melbourne, Daytona, and last Jacksonville

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7 responsibilities of an organization (related to crises)
  • Don’t let anyone die
  • Consult the manual
  • Maintain payroll
  • Secure important data
  • Keep benefits coming to employees/examine plans
  • Offer loans with favorable repayment plans
  • Allow grief and provide counseling

Why has it become necessary for government agencies to rely on businesses for post-disaster assistance? Business are better equiped
  • Saves money
  • Private sector has bigger infrastructure than govt
  • Govt doesn't have the supplies- they rely on us

What do businesses do better than agencies? Business have
  • Retail support (bigger infrastructure)
  • Have more supplies on deck
workplace trauma affects 4 things?
  • Physiological problems
  • Physical strain
  • Self-Behavior
  • Ability to Participate

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define: depression Depression is a mental illness. People experiencing it are:
  • Sad
  • Lack interest in everyday activities and events
  • Feel a sense of worthlessness.
triggers of depression A depression can be triggered by a:
  • Tragic event (mourning)
  • Or have no apparent cause.

6 causes/sources of depression
  • Biological differences: (physical changes in their brains)
  • Neurotransmitters: (brain chemicals linked to mood)
  • Hormones: (changes in the body's balance of hormones) (result from thyroid problems, menopause, etc)
  • Inherited traits: biological trait
  • Life events: (death/loss, financial problems, high stress)
  • Early childhood trauma: (abuse or loss of a parent)
more likely to suffer from depression: a) men vs. women b) working vs.stay at home mom a) Women
b) Stay at home

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what to know: supermom syndrome Supermom: one who tries to do everything (work, family, etc)
  • Supermom's have a higher risk of depression than females in workforce with realistic view (know they can't do everything)
Symptoms of depression:
  • Guilt over not being able to manage the work-family balance
  • High frustration over division of household labor due to view of fairness
under what 5 conditions should you tell your employer of a bipolar condition?
  • If you are taking a new medication (need time for adjustment)
  • Schedule doesn’t give regular, restful sleep OR if you need  adjustments to your schedule, like telecommuting.
  • If you need to be hospitalized or take a leave of absence.
  • If the disorder is affecting your behavior or job performance.
  • If you need to submit benefit claims through your employer rather than the insurance company, or if your employer requires medical forms for extended absences.
According to the World Health Organization, depression will be the third leading cause of death in America in 2020. FALSE
  • number 1 cause of death
how does depression affect one's job performance?
  • Unmotivated
  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Tasks seem overwhelming
  • Difficulty making it to work on time or leave early
  • Suffer from chronic physical pain
  • Problems with co-workers
  • Alcohol/Drugs

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4 pros of involvement in a workplace romance?
  • You get a pretty good idea what the person is like
  • You have something in common
  • Probably similar
  • Help during stressful times
5 cons of involvement in a workplace romance?
  • Idle chatter from others
  • Jealousy
  • Too much time together
  • Lose objectivity
  • Break up can be tough

top 5 reasons companies dislike workplace romance?
  1. Potential conflicts of interest
  2. Complaints of favoritism
  3. Effect on morale
  4. Effect on productivity 
  5. Retaliation if relationship ends

problems with workplace romance
  • Bad if b/w supervisor and employee (employee feels resent for evaluation and rewards)
  • Favoritism leads to other employees not working hard OR hostile work environment (discrimination against the law)
  • Bad team morale
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company policies associated with workplace romance that should be developed and implemented? Policy needs to be developed for employees (two steps):
  1. Strong action to prevent office romances from engendering favoritism, sexual harassment or a hostile work environment
  2. If these problems arose, the companies activated a response plan immediately (investigate circumstances thoroughly in an unbiased manner; penalize guilty perpetrators according to pre-established guidelines)
what else should workplace romance policy have? The policy should include a complaint procedure, a distribution plan and a system for timely investigations and corrective action.
Why have office romances come under increased scrutiny during the current economic struggles facing businesses?
  • Less attention to job
  • Employers more sensitive to employee decision-making that may suggest they're distracted and less committed to work
  • Negatively affects work group and risk of embarrassing company
  • Economic times have forced more severe punishments to employees who have let relationship affect work
  • Economic times have less positions available and relationships complicate things for people
define: sexual harassment Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

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examples of sexual harassment in the workplace
  • Influencing, offering to influence, or threatening the career, pay or job of another person (man or woman) in exchange for sexual favors
  • Deliberate or repeated offensive comments, gestures, or physical contact or a sexual nature in a work or work-related environment
  • Sexually offensive, explicit or sexist signs, cartoons, calendars, literature or photographs displayed in plain view
  • Offensive and vulgar graffiti
T/F: Sexual harassment is considered a form of illegal discrimination. True
T/F: Even if an employee overhears sexual jokes, she can file a state of claim of sexual harassement. True
more likely to quit, transfer, and/or lose jobs based on sexual harassment: Men or Women? Women
  • ****IN ALL 3 CATEGORIES***
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top 3 most likely reactions to unwanted sexual behavior
  1. Ignoring the behavior
  2. Others
  3. Telling harasser "no" OR to "stop"
bottom two least likely reactions to unwanted sexual behavior
  1. Laughing at the jokes
  2. Avoiding the harasser
what's "severe and pervasive" in regards to sexual harassment? totality of circumstances, including:
  • "the frequency of the discriminatory conduct; its severity; whether it is physically threatening or humiliating, or a mere offensive utterance; and whether it unreasonably interferes with an employee's work performance.
dif b/w "severe or pervasive" and "ordinary" in regards to sexual harassment Ordinary tribulations:
abusive language, gender-related jokes, and occasional teasing" and flirting. 
Severe or pervasive:
discriminatory intimidation, ridicule, and insult
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define: Workplace Bullying Repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators that takes one or more of the following forms:
  •  Verbal abuse.
  •  Offensive conduct/behaviors (including nonverbal) which are threatening, humiliating or intimidating
  •  Work interference- sabotage- which prevents work from getting done.

Top 3 and Bottom 3 things workplace bullying does to people at work? Top 3
  • Worries about coming to work
  • Affected confidence
  • Affected self-esteem

Bottom 3

  • Anxiety/panic attacks
  • Had to take time off work
  • Increased alcohol/drug consummation
T/F: Sexual harassment is 4 times more likely than bullying to occur in workplace? FALSE
  • Bullying is 4 times more likely
who's most likely to be bully at work? Boss/supervisor
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anti-bullying bill defines bullying broadly and includes the
  • Repeated use of derogatory remarks, insults and epithets
  • Conduct that a "reasonable person" would find threatening, intimidating, or humiliating
  • Says that employers may not be held liable if they take steps to prevent or promptly correct abusive behavior.
diff b/w large and small businesses environments in regards to bullying
  • Just as common in both (large and small)

define: cyber bullying when the Internet, cell phones or other devices are used to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person
how does technology make a difference in terms of cyber bullying at work?
  • Cyber bullies can hide their actions under a cloak of anonymity  (with just one text, post or email)
  • They can reach their targets outside the workplace (homes, cars through cellphones and PDA’s)
  • They are able to block their numbers, use an alias, or access someone else's email
  • Posting damaging or even privileged info to social media site, blogs, chat-rooms, rival companies or to other media.
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relationship b/w gender and fatalities
  • Women more likely fatal in car accidents (not surprising)
  • Women more likely fatal in homicides
  • Men more likely fatal with objects and equipment
  • Men more likely to fall
  • Men more likely exposed to harmful substance/environment
4 categories of violence at work according to FBI Violence in connection to:
  1. Robbery and other criminal acts
  2. Between coworkers
  3. Customer related (or patient/client)
  4. Domestic violence (men vs. women)
why is it harder for small businesses to recover from workplace violence than a larger firm? Small businesses typically:
  • Don't employ security personnel
  • Don't invest in disaster-response training.
  • It's tougher for small companies to resume normal operations.
  • Face tougher legal damages
the "obvious stuff" organizations can do to reduce violence at work
  • Hire better, more background checks
  • Zero tolerance for violence
  • Spell the policy out in the handbook
  • No weapons on the premises
  • Drug and alcohol checks
  • Psychological testing during employment
  • Put posters everywhere

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how do business leaders view our generation?
  • Needlessly impatient
  • Demanding and fickle
  • Unrealistic expectations for salary, advancement and flexibility
  • Un-loyal
  • Easily bored
  • Work at the bottom of priorities
  • One slight ------ gone (leaves work more)
  • Bad at social part of work
    how are men and women different in terms of issues of personal well-being?
    • Women are burning out more and by age 30 (frustration and unhappiness- life isn't suppose to turn out this way)
    • Men are twice as likely as women to advance at each career transition stage (men more likely to take breaks, go out to lunch, and relax- women have trouble relaxing)
    • Unhappiness for women is common in move after first job
    what influences our generation more than salary? Use social media, mobile devices, and the Internet more freely in the workplace is strong enough to influence their future job choice, sometimes more than salary does
    how does our generation feel about working remotely and flexible work schedules?
    • Less than half believe it will be their right to work a flexible schedule
    • More than half believe it's not necessary to go to the office regularly and feel productivity would increase if able to work remotely (from home)
    • More than half want access corporate information over corporate networks using home computers or mobiles
    • expects to access corporate networks on non-company devices (car navigation screens, airplanes, and televisions)
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    define: presenteeism (2 parts)
    1. Presenteeism discusses the problems faced when employees come to work in spite of illness
    • Leads to lower productivity.
    • Opposite of absenteeism =when employees are absent from work
    1. It can also refer to the expectation of employers for their employees to be present at work regardless of whether any work is available or accomplished.

    what to 4 THINGS to know about "politics"
    • Work is NOT the only thing that 's important- it's only one component of work
    • Be aware of social environment or I'll be cut off from reality
    • Develop peripheral and know politics is neither good or bad
    • No company has infinite resources, so people can help with time, money, power, promotions, and recognition
    6 pieces of advice Wall Street journal offers to help manage our social media?
    • Recruiters look past party pics unless you're underage
    • Find out what's on there about you. Anything that may be taken out of context should be taken down
    • Be concerned about the accuracy of what's gathered (that all social media sites are similar and not someone else)
    • Remember that you're on other sites/blogs, like Craigslist
    • Check and recheck your privacy settings on social-media accounts like Facebook and Twitter.
    • Create a positive online presence by putting your resume up and linking it to organizations
    6 ways Cybering at work can be bad
    • inappropriate stuff is looked at
    • if it encourages debt
    • if it leads to inappropriate information exchange
    • if an inability to do go gives you the shakes
    • if it causes work performance to decline
    • if it screws up your personal life


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    how is our generation (internet) different from other (ancient) generations
    • Laziest generation
    • Entitled and are spoiled, disrespectful, narcissistic and impatient
    • Less virtuous and industrious
    • More community service in our generation

    what's the paradox of choice and how does it relate to job search and its outcome?
    • Social networking gives us sense that perfect job is out there
    • There are limitless possibilities in life so we get our expectations through the ceiling
    • Get outcome that's good but not great so we feel like we have failed
    • Like Blue Jeans story
    most important to millennials at work? Fun/social development
    what percent say they have fun at work every day? 10%
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    Fun at work important bc? Leisure time away from work is declining
    Funniest movie animal house
    times an old person laughs per day 4
    a womens laugh vs. men's laugh
    • Women's= giggle
    • Men's= chuckle

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    When you laugh, brain releases Endorphins
    Fun at work lowers both Burnouts and accidents
    Happy, joyful people are more prone to climb the corporate ladder quicker
    Most common time waster Personal Internet Use
    • Warchant
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    When discussing politics, don't offer extreme views on any issue
    Fun at work helpful bc it fuels creativity
    Laughing can help you reduce conflict
    Longest word that can be typed by using alternate hands skepticism
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    Most common toothbruth color is blue
    stress has made it hard to get along with coworkers in recent years
    to attract and retian the net generation, companies must focus on fun and social activity
    age group with highest rate of depression 18-24 year old range
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    T/F: Most people think assisting those with depression is part of their job and they have not been trained how to do so. True
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     Ho and Ha often are used asmeasuring the differences
     5 facts about hurricane related stress
    • Most people said lives weren't back to normal 1 year after
    • Acute stresser= can't control it (nature)
    • Promotes tramua- leads to depression
    • Promotes resource loss- leads to post tramatic disease
    • Organizations must plan for crisises and a commitment to this has lessened stress
     when during the year are hurricanes most frequent?Highest at September 10
    • peaks in September and goes down both sides
     how common are hurricanes in Florida cities?
    • Miami 1:6
    • Palm Beach 1:7
    • Key West and Pensacola 1:8
    • Fort Myers 1:11
    • Apalachicola 1:17
    • Melbourne 1:20
    • Then Melbourne, Daytona, and last Jacksonville

     7 responsibilities of an organization (related to crises)
    • Don’t let anyone die
    • Consult the manual
    • Maintain payroll
    • Secure important data
    • Keep benefits coming to employees/examine plans
    • Offer loans with favorable repayment plans
    • Allow grief and provide counseling

     Why has it become necessary for government agencies to rely on businesses for post-disaster assistance?Business are better equiped
    • Saves money
    • Private sector has bigger infrastructure than govt
    • Govt doesn't have the supplies- they rely on us

     What do businesses do better than agencies?Business have
    • Retail support (bigger infrastructure)
    • Have more supplies on deck
     workplace trauma affects 4 things?
    • Physiological problems
    • Physical strain
    • Self-Behavior
    • Ability to Participate

     define: depressionDepression is a mental illness. People experiencing it are:
    • Sad
    • Lack interest in everyday activities and events
    • Feel a sense of worthlessness.
     triggers of depressionA depression can be triggered by a:
    • Tragic event (mourning)
    • Or have no apparent cause.

     6 causes/sources of depression
    • Biological differences: (physical changes in their brains)
    • Neurotransmitters: (brain chemicals linked to mood)
    • Hormones: (changes in the body's balance of hormones) (result from thyroid problems, menopause, etc)
    • Inherited traits: biological trait
    • Life events: (death/loss, financial problems, high stress)
    • Early childhood trauma: (abuse or loss of a parent)
     more likely to suffer from depression: a) men vs. women b) working vs.stay at home moma) Women
    b) Stay at home

     what to know: supermom syndromeSupermom: one who tries to do everything (work, family, etc)
    • Supermom's have a higher risk of depression than females in workforce with realistic view (know they can't do everything)
    Symptoms of depression:
    • Guilt over not being able to manage the work-family balance
    • High frustration over division of household labor due to view of fairness
     under what 5 conditions should you tell your employer of a bipolar condition?
    • If you are taking a new medication (need time for adjustment)
    • Schedule doesn’t give regular, restful sleep OR if you need  adjustments to your schedule, like telecommuting.
    • If you need to be hospitalized or take a leave of absence.
    • If the disorder is affecting your behavior or job performance.
    • If you need to submit benefit claims through your employer rather than the insurance company, or if your employer requires medical forms for extended absences.
     According to the World Health Organization, depression will be the third leading cause of death in America in 2020.FALSE
    • number 1 cause of death
     how does depression affect one's job performance?
    • Unmotivated
    • Difficulty concentrating
    • Tasks seem overwhelming
    • Difficulty making it to work on time or leave early
    • Suffer from chronic physical pain
    • Problems with co-workers
    • Alcohol/Drugs

     4 pros of involvement in a workplace romance?
    • You get a pretty good idea what the person is like
    • You have something in common
    • Probably similar
    • Help during stressful times
     5 cons of involvement in a workplace romance?
    • Idle chatter from others
    • Jealousy
    • Too much time together
    • Lose objectivity
    • Break up can be tough

     top 5 reasons companies dislike workplace romance?
    1. Potential conflicts of interest
    2. Complaints of favoritism
    3. Effect on morale
    4. Effect on productivity 
    5. Retaliation if relationship ends

     problems with workplace romance
    • Bad if b/w supervisor and employee (employee feels resent for evaluation and rewards)
    • Favoritism leads to other employees not working hard OR hostile work environment (discrimination against the law)
    • Bad team morale
     company policies associated with workplace romance that should be developed and implemented?Policy needs to be developed for employees (two steps):
    1. Strong action to prevent office romances from engendering favoritism, sexual harassment or a hostile work environment
    2. If these problems arose, the companies activated a response plan immediately (investigate circumstances thoroughly in an unbiased manner; penalize guilty perpetrators according to pre-established guidelines)
     what else should workplace romance policy have?The policy should include a complaint procedure, a distribution plan and a system for timely investigations and corrective action.
     Why have office romances come under increased scrutiny during the current economic struggles facing businesses?
    • Less attention to job
    • Employers more sensitive to employee decision-making that may suggest they're distracted and less committed to work
    • Negatively affects work group and risk of embarrassing company
    • Economic times have forced more severe punishments to employees who have let relationship affect work
    • Economic times have less positions available and relationships complicate things for people
     define: sexual harassmentUnwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

     examples of sexual harassment in the workplace
    • Influencing, offering to influence, or threatening the career, pay or job of another person (man or woman) in exchange for sexual favors
    • Deliberate or repeated offensive comments, gestures, or physical contact or a sexual nature in a work or work-related environment
    • Sexually offensive, explicit or sexist signs, cartoons, calendars, literature or photographs displayed in plain view
    • Offensive and vulgar graffiti
     T/F: Sexual harassment is considered a form of illegal discrimination.True
     T/F: Even if an employee overhears sexual jokes, she can file a state of claim of sexual harassement.True
     more likely to quit, transfer, and/or lose jobs based on sexual harassment: Men or Women?Women
    • ****IN ALL 3 CATEGORIES***
     top 3 most likely reactions to unwanted sexual behavior
    1. Ignoring the behavior
    2. Others
    3. Telling harasser "no" OR to "stop"
     bottom two least likely reactions to unwanted sexual behavior
    1. Laughing at the jokes
    2. Avoiding the harasser
     what's "severe and pervasive" in regards to sexual harassment?totality of circumstances, including:
    • "the frequency of the discriminatory conduct; its severity; whether it is physically threatening or humiliating, or a mere offensive utterance; and whether it unreasonably interferes with an employee's work performance.
     dif b/w "severe or pervasive" and "ordinary" in regards to sexual harassmentOrdinary tribulations:
    abusive language, gender-related jokes, and occasional teasing" and flirting. 
    Severe or pervasive:
    discriminatory intimidation, ridicule, and insult
     define: Workplace BullyingRepeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators that takes one or more of the following forms:
    •  Verbal abuse.
    •  Offensive conduct/behaviors (including nonverbal) which are threatening, humiliating or intimidating
    •  Work interference- sabotage- which prevents work from getting done.

     Top 3 and Bottom 3 things workplace bullying does to people at work?Top 3
    • Worries about coming to work
    • Affected confidence
    • Affected self-esteem

    Bottom 3

    • Anxiety/panic attacks
    • Had to take time off work
    • Increased alcohol/drug consummation
     T/F: Sexual harassment is 4 times more likely than bullying to occur in workplace?FALSE
    • Bullying is 4 times more likely
     who's most likely to be bully at work?Boss/supervisor
     anti-bullying bill defines bullying broadly and includes the
    • Repeated use of derogatory remarks, insults and epithets
    • Conduct that a "reasonable person" would find threatening, intimidating, or humiliating
    • Says that employers may not be held liable if they take steps to prevent or promptly correct abusive behavior.
     diff b/w large and small businesses environments in regards to bullying
    • Just as common in both (large and small)

     define: cyber bullyingwhen the Internet, cell phones or other devices are used to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person
     how does technology make a difference in terms of cyber bullying at work?
    • Cyber bullies can hide their actions under a cloak of anonymity  (with just one text, post or email)
    • They can reach their targets outside the workplace (homes, cars through cellphones and PDA’s)
    • They are able to block their numbers, use an alias, or access someone else's email
    • Posting damaging or even privileged info to social media site, blogs, chat-rooms, rival companies or to other media.
     relationship b/w gender and fatalities
    • Women more likely fatal in car accidents (not surprising)
    • Women more likely fatal in homicides
    • Men more likely fatal with objects and equipment
    • Men more likely to fall
    • Men more likely exposed to harmful substance/environment
     4 categories of violence at work according to FBIViolence in connection to:
    1. Robbery and other criminal acts
    2. Between coworkers
    3. Customer related (or patient/client)
    4. Domestic violence (men vs. women)
     why is it harder for small businesses to recover from workplace violence than a larger firm?Small businesses typically:
    • Don't employ security personnel
    • Don't invest in disaster-response training.
    • It's tougher for small companies to resume normal operations.
    • Face tougher legal damages
     the "obvious stuff" organizations can do to reduce violence at work
    • Hire better, more background checks
    • Zero tolerance for violence
    • Spell the policy out in the handbook
    • No weapons on the premises
    • Drug and alcohol checks
    • Psychological testing during employment
    • Put posters everywhere

     how do business leaders view our generation?
    • Needlessly impatient
    • Demanding and fickle
    • Unrealistic expectations for salary, advancement and flexibility
    • Un-loyal
    • Easily bored
    • Work at the bottom of priorities
    • One slight ------ gone (leaves work more)
    • Bad at social part of work
       how are men and women different in terms of issues of personal well-being?
      • Women are burning out more and by age 30 (frustration and unhappiness- life isn't suppose to turn out this way)
      • Men are twice as likely as women to advance at each career transition stage (men more likely to take breaks, go out to lunch, and relax- women have trouble relaxing)
      • Unhappiness for women is common in move after first job
       what influences our generation more than salary?Use social media, mobile devices, and the Internet more freely in the workplace is strong enough to influence their future job choice, sometimes more than salary does
       how does our generation feel about working remotely and flexible work schedules?
      • Less than half believe it will be their right to work a flexible schedule
      • More than half believe it's not necessary to go to the office regularly and feel productivity would increase if able to work remotely (from home)
      • More than half want access corporate information over corporate networks using home computers or mobiles
      • expects to access corporate networks on non-company devices (car navigation screens, airplanes, and televisions)
       define: presenteeism (2 parts)
      1. Presenteeism discusses the problems faced when employees come to work in spite of illness
      • Leads to lower productivity.
      • Opposite of absenteeism =when employees are absent from work
      1. It can also refer to the expectation of employers for their employees to be present at work regardless of whether any work is available or accomplished.

       what to 4 THINGS to know about "politics"
      • Work is NOT the only thing that 's important- it's only one component of work
      • Be aware of social environment or I'll be cut off from reality
      • Develop peripheral and know politics is neither good or bad
      • No company has infinite resources, so people can help with time, money, power, promotions, and recognition
       6 pieces of advice Wall Street journal offers to help manage our social media?
      • Recruiters look past party pics unless you're underage
      • Find out what's on there about you. Anything that may be taken out of context should be taken down
      • Be concerned about the accuracy of what's gathered (that all social media sites are similar and not someone else)
      • Remember that you're on other sites/blogs, like Craigslist
      • Check and recheck your privacy settings on social-media accounts like Facebook and Twitter.
      • Create a positive online presence by putting your resume up and linking it to organizations
       6 ways Cybering at work can be bad
      • inappropriate stuff is looked at
      • if it encourages debt
      • if it leads to inappropriate information exchange
      • if an inability to do go gives you the shakes
      • if it causes work performance to decline
      • if it screws up your personal life


       how is our generation (internet) different from other (ancient) generations
      • Laziest generation
      • Entitled and are spoiled, disrespectful, narcissistic and impatient
      • Less virtuous and industrious
      • More community service in our generation

       what's the paradox of choice and how does it relate to job search and its outcome?
      • Social networking gives us sense that perfect job is out there
      • There are limitless possibilities in life so we get our expectations through the ceiling
      • Get outcome that's good but not great so we feel like we have failed
      • Like Blue Jeans story
       most important to millennials at work?Fun/social development
       what percent say they have fun at work every day?10%
       Fun at work important bc?Leisure time away from work is declining
       Funniest movieanimal house
       times an old person laughs per day4
       a womens laugh vs. men's laugh
      • Women's= giggle
      • Men's= chuckle

       When you laugh, brain releasesEndorphins
       Fun at work lowers bothBurnouts and accidents
       Happy, joyful people are more prone toclimb the corporate ladder quicker
       Most common time wasterPersonal Internet Use
      • Warchant
       When discussing politics, don'toffer extreme views on any issue
       Fun at work helpful bc itfuels creativity
       Laughing can help youreduce conflict
       Longest word that can be typed by using alternate handsskepticism
       Most common toothbruth color isblue
       stress has made ithard to get along with coworkers in recent years
       to attract and retian the net generation, companies must focus onfun and social activity
       age group with highest rate of depression18-24 year old range
       T/F: Most people think assisting those with depression is part of their job and they have not been trained how to do so.True