Answers to in-text Questions
| Caption | Answer |
| What is this picture telling us about the nature of work and the glossy expectations of professional success? How is it sending messages of what professionals look like and what they do? | This picture tells us that real professionals are young and good looking and well dressed. She is sitting in a causual but professional way. It also demonstrates the increasing diversity of the workplace, showing a non-white woman. |
| In what ways might personal relationships at work have a negative effect on productivity? | Relationships at work can be engrossing to the extent that they take people away from their main tasks; when one of the people feels bad, the other may also feel bad, so the effect is doubled; the people in a relationship may become suspects to their coworkers who may know about an affair but be unsure whether to tell the management. Finally, if the relationship breaks up, then both people may lose their ability to concentrate on their work or get on collegially, especially if they have to stay working in the same workplace. |