Balancing Work and Your Personal Life Answers

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The positive effects of allowing employees to manage workflow is that _______.

A
Overall, the level of productivity increases
B
Managers can begin to feel powerless
C
Work is harder to organize and track
D
The amount of managerial oversight increases
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One benefit of on-site day care services for employees is that _________.

A
Employers are able to enforce longer work weeks
B
Employees can leave their children at work overnight
C
Employers can charge workers higher than normal fees
D
Employees can visit their children during the day
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Being promoted is likely to change your priorities because you will have _______.

A
To begin dressing and acting much more formally than usual
B
New responsibilities to learn and people will expect much from you
C
People working under you who need constant supervision
D
Seen that your family is less important than your work
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Companies benefit from employee balance because, compared to poorly balanced employees, well balanced employees __________.

A
Stay in their jobs longer
B
Are more productive
C
Have higher job satisfaction
D
All of the above
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Which of these is a cause of overworking?

A
Great skill in maintaining relationships
B
Large amounts of leisure time
C
Increased connectivity due to technology
D
Fully comprehending personal balance
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A compulsive worker may be identified by which of the following traits?

A
They work more than 40 hours in a week
B
They take work home on occasions
C
They insist on doing every project individually
D
They feel stress when busy at work
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When management fails to set priorities for work, employees tend to _______.

A
Decide which tasks to do by flipping coins
B
Schedule tasks over a reasonable period of time
C
Assume each task is of equal importance
D
Work on one task to completion before moving on
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Those who compulsively work are considered sick because compared to most people, they tend to _________.

A
Understand their wants and desires better
B
Hold better paying jobs in technological fields
C
Pay more attention to their loved ones’ needs
D
Allow work to interfere with personal activities
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Being promoted is likely to change your priorities because you will have _______.

A
To begin dressing and acting much more formally than usual
B
New responsibilities to learn and people will expect much from you
C
People working under you who need constant supervision
D
Seen that your family is less important than your work
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As a restriction to most flextime programs, most employers require flextime employees to _________.

A
Take only two 10 minute breaks per day
B
Work more than 45 hours a week
C
Be at work during peak hours
D
None of the above is typical
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Those who compulsively work are considered sick because compared to most people, they tend to _________.

A
Understand their wants and desires better
B
Hold better paying jobs in technological fields
C
Pay more attention to their loved ones’ needs
D
Allow work to interfere with personal activities
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If you focus on the present now, instead of focusing on your future concerns, you will be able to __________.

A
Gain more enjoyment from your leisure time
B
Avoid doing more work than necessary
C
Create a feeling of control in your life
D
All of the above
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If you focus on the present now, instead of focusing on your future concerns, you will be able to __________.

A
Gain more enjoyment from your leisure time
B
Avoid doing more work than necessary
C
Create a feeling of control in your life
D
All of the above
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Citizenship has three dimensions. Legal citizenship is defined as ______.

A
Being well informed of issues important to your community
B
Being the legal resident of a particular place
C
Being an active member of the community
D
None of the above
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A compulsive worker may be identified by which of the following traits?

A
They work more than 40 hours in a week
B
They take work home on occasions
C
They insist on doing every project individually
D
They feel stress when busy at work

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