Chapter 3, What Your Employer Expects

Identify three ways an employee can promote a good working relationship with coworkers.

Describe three ways to stay healthy and physically fit.

High School Practical Living/Vocational Studies OR   Welding Employability   Michael Shares a Secret           Michael arrived at work early one morning for his job at a furniture distribution warehouse. When he entered the building, he saw his supervisor, Doug, in his office. The office door was open, so Michael stepped inside to say good morning. It was then that he noticed that Doug was checking out a dating Web site.           Doug looked startled when Michael entered and quickly shut down the computer. He laughed nervously and said that he had reached the site in error as he searched for the Web site of Love’s Furniture Company. Michael said he could see how that could happen and left the office. He felt a little embarrassed since he knew Doug was married.           However, later that morning Michael decided to share what he had seen with a group of coworkers during their morning break. He embellished the story and made it seem like his supervisor was actively searching for a date. He conveniently left out how Doug said he had reached the site in error. All his coworkers had a good laugh. As Michael walked away, he saw Doug standing within earshot.     Please answer all parts of the question.   A.       Who is responsible for the confrontation?   B.      How could Carlos have handled the situation differently?     SCORING GUIDE 4 Student gives correct answers for parts A and B.  All explanations are clear and complete.  There is evidence of clear understanding of the concept.   3 Student gives correct answers for parts A and B.  Explanations are correct, but possibly unclear.  There is less evidence of clear understanding. 2 Student answers 1 (A or B) part of the question completely correct.   There is some evidence of understanding. 1 Student gives only parts of correct answers.  There is little evidence of understanding. 0 Response is totally incorrect or irrelevant (does not add any new information to the question) B No response

_____  1. Stresses the importance of regular attendance.

_____ 2. Quality of being on time.

_____ 3. Being told or shown a better way to do a task.

_____ 4. Working well with others.

_____ 5. Doing the assigned job and not wasting time.

_____ 6. Looking for new skills to learn on the job.

_____ 7. Showing good manners and concern for other people.

_____ 8. A person's outlook on life.

Employers expect workers to be courteous and well groomed.

People with positive attitudes usually do not get along well with other people.

When a person is absent from work it causes extra work for other people.

If an employee is three minutes late once in a while, it will make little difference to the employer.

Working quickly and efficiently should be one of the performance goals of an employee.

The ability to set assignment priorities is part of organizational skills.

A key to working successfully on a team is putting your goals ahead of the team's goals.

A worker's personal appearance has a great deal to dowith his or her success.

An employee who loafs on the job is actually stealing time from the employer.

Loyalty means being faithful to coworkers and the employer.

A job evaluation is an oral review of an employee's job performance.

An employer expects employees to _____.

A dependable worker will most likely be _____.

A cooperative employee _____.