When You Begin Your New Job, You Are Soaking in All

question 18

Multiple Choice

When you begin your new job, you are soaking in all types of information about your new work environment: some good, some bad. Mentally, you emphasize the number and importance of the good aspects and discount those of the bad as you go through your first week. What are you doing?

• A) Managing your impression that you like the job
• B) Maintaining a healthy outlook
• C) Confirming to yourself that you made the right decision
• D) Gathering information about the organization's culture

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Definitions:

Time-And-Activity Chart

A visual representation used to track how an individual's or group's time is allocated across different activities over a specified period.

Procrastination

The act of delaying or postponing tasks or decisions.

Progress

The process of developing or moving forward towards a more advanced state.

Productivity Advantage

The benefit gained in output or efficiency when individuals, companies, or countries can produce goods or services at lower costs compared to others.