ClothesOnDemand - Getting a Great Job (B): Adventure

Published 25 Mar 2019
Reference 6444
Region Global
Length 2 page(s)
Language English
Summary

Five high school students are lured into working at a logistics warehouse for what they consider a high salary for their first job. After they start, their dreams are shattered. Over the next four months the workplace reality transforms into a nightmare.

Teaching objectives

. Analysis of psychological biases which influence career choices . Identification of burnout potential due to motivated reasoning and the sunk-cost fallacy . Importance of information gathering for negotiation effectiveness . The self-fulfilling prophecy of Theory X and its effects on workforce motivation and productivity

Keywords
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Group dynamics
  • Work-life balance, motivation and stress
  • Social Psychology
  • Career Management
  • Recruitment
  • Human resources
  • Decision making and biases
  • Q31819