GMAT in 3 days, Please review my AWA

Hello good people of GMATClub! I have my exam scheduled in 3 days so I am starting to freak out a bit. I've actually ignored the AWA in my preparation up until now so any quick feedback will be much appreciated considering this is my first essay.
I chose a random topic such that I'm not at an advantage because of any sample essays I may have read. I am aware of a few things I could have worded better but decided to make no changes beyond the 30minute mark in order to simulate the real experience.

The following appeared in the editorial section of a corporate newsletter.
“The common notion that workers are generally apathetic about management issues is false, or at least outdated: a recently published survey indicates that 79 percent of the nearly 1,200 workers who responded to survey questionnaires expressed a high level of interest in the topics of corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits programs.”
Discuss how well reasoned... etc.


The argument states that the common notion that workers are apathetic about management issues is false or at the very least outdated. This conclusion is based on the premise of a recently published survey that indicates that 79 percent of the responding 1200 workers expressed high interest in corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits programs. The argument is making a few key assumptions that may not necessarily be valid. For instance, there is no evidence to suggest that the 1200 interviewed workers are a representative sample of workers in general. Additionally, the author assumes that the cited interest in corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits programs indicates interest in management issues. Finally, the argument assumes that the questions in the questionnaire were adequate at determining interest in management issues.

First, the argument assumes that the participants in the survey are a representative sample of workers in general and thus the conclusion can be made. In order for such evidence to be valid, the participants should be from a wide range of backgrounds in terms of industry of employment, geographic location, age, skill set, education etc. For example, it is likely that if the survey were conducted entirely with low skilled workers employed in the coal mining industry, fewer people would have expressed interest in management issues. Conversely, if the survey were conducted with participants entirely employed in the banking industry it may very well be the case that all people are interested in such issues.

Furthermore, the author assumes that the cited interest in corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits directly corresponds to an interest in management issues. The argument fails to consider the possibility that this interest may well be because of personal reasons and not because of a genuine interest in management. For example, a recent downturn in the economy nationwide may have the workers worried for any changes in the size of their pension. Consequently, workers will be inclined to be interested in any redesign of benefits entirely as a result of selfish reasons.

Finally, the argument assumes that all questions in the survey were well suited to determining the interest of workers in management issues. This may not have been the case. For example, the questionnaire may have been designed to indicate that all workers ought to be interested in management issues. Thus participants in the survey may have felt guilty of being unprofessional and decided to respond untruthfully.

In conclusion, the author fails to consider whether the cited sample is actually representative of workers in general. Moreover, he has failed to question the reasons of workers for answering one way or another and has jumped to concluding based on an answer that may have had other intentions. Finally, the author fails to consider how good at determining the issue at hand the questionnaire is. In any case, more evidence is required to evaluate the argument. Information about the background of participants as well as content of the questionnaire will be particularly useful in determining the validity of the argument.