Xavier Believes That He Is One of the Hardest Working

question 52

Multiple Choice

Xavier believes that he is one of the hardest working people in the department,but is being paid less than almost all of his peers.Xavier is most likely to do which of the following?

• A)Decide that he doesn't work very hard after all.
• B)Ask his manager for more difficult work to show he is good at his job.
• C)Increase his levels of effort in his current work.
• D)Assist other employees in getting their work done to show persistence.
• E)Leave for another job.

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