Brianne Has Been Coming in Late and Producing Less Recently

question 83

Multiple Choice

Brianne has been coming in late and producing less recently, obviously dissatisfied with her job. Her supervisor would like to know how to deal with these behaviors so they don't spread to other employees. His wisest course of action would be to ________.

• A) discipline her for being late
• B) send her to HR for employee counseling
• C) ignore them and hope the situation resolves itself
• D) discover the source of her dissatisfaction

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