1. On your worksite are you commonly referred to as:
a) _________ (Your name). b) An employee. c) Hey you. d) #!!!**??
2. The company reports record sales, and:
a) You receive a bonus for all your hard work. b) You get a free lunch. c) Your managers see a big increase on their quarterly bonuses and you get nothing. d) Your boss buys a new Mercedes.
3. You make a complaint about an abusive manager to your boss:
a) Upon a full investigation, he places the abusive manager in an anger management class. b) He listens to you but does nothing about it. c) The abusive manager is your boss. d) The abusive manager is congratulated.
4. Seniority applies when:
a) Job postings and promotions are available. b) For choosing your work shifts, your holidays or your days off. c) They need to fire the "old" guy. d) It works for the company in all of the above.
5. The best person gets the job if:
a) The most senior applicant has the skill, merit and ability. b) The best person isn't you. c) One of the boss's relatives doesn't work there. d) No one was willing to sleep with the boss.
6. Safety first unless:
a) There is no unless. b) Its an emergency load. c) Productivity suffers. d) Your boss thinks safety is for wimps.
7. The company supplies mandatory uniforms when:
a) The Employment Standards Act outlines that they have to do so. b) When you purchase it from them. c) They have some lying around. d) You understand that you have to launder and maintain it.
8. Harassment and Discrimination is dealt with:
a) By an elected employee committee that also deals with all safety complaints by the workers. b) When there is time, but productivity and the customer comes first. c) If there are enough complaints. d) By asking "what were you wearing" on the day in question.
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