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To decrease the rate of absenteeism, a company introduced mandatory morning health check-ins where employees must report their well-being status before starting work. The company often faces high absentee rates, which prompted the introduction of this policy. However, research indicates that such mandatory check-ins can lead to feelings of surveillance among employees, potentially decreasing job satisfaction. Therefore, the health check-ins might not reduce absenteeism as intended.
The argument relies on which of the following as an assumption?
A. The health check-ins have been fully implemented and are conducted regularly each morning.
B. Employees’ feelings of being monitored are not worse than any other feelings of dissatisfaction they may have due to other company policies.
C. The level of job satisfaction among employees is a significant factor influencing their rates of absenteeism.
D. Before the health check-ins were implemented, no employees reported their health status voluntarily.
E. Employees typically do not react negatively to other forms of monitoring or reporting that the company has implemented.
The argument relies on which of the following as an assumption?
A. The health check-ins have been fully implemented and are conducted regularly each morning.
B. Employees’ feelings of being monitored are not worse than any other feelings of dissatisfaction they may have due to other company policies.
C. The level of job satisfaction among employees is a significant factor influencing their rates of absenteeism.
D. Before the health check-ins were implemented, no employees reported their health status voluntarily.
E. Employees typically do not react negatively to other forms of monitoring or reporting that the company has implemented.
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Official Solution:
To decrease the rate of absenteeism, a company introduced mandatory morning health check-ins where employees must report their well-being status before starting work. The company often faces high absentee rates, which prompted the introduction of this policy. However, research indicates that such mandatory check-ins can lead to feelings of surveillance among employees, potentially decreasing job satisfaction. Therefore, the health check-ins might not reduce absenteeism as intended.
The argument relies on which of the following as an assumption?
A. The health check-ins have been fully implemented and are conducted regularly each morning.
B. Employees’ feelings of being monitored are not worse than any other feelings of dissatisfaction they may have due to other company policies.
C. The level of job satisfaction among employees is a significant factor influencing their rates of absenteeism.
D. Before the health check-ins were implemented, no employees reported their health status voluntarily.
E. Employees typically do not react negatively to other forms of monitoring or reporting that the company has implemented.
(A) Incorrect. This answer choice is irrelevant to the argument’s assumption about the relationship between job satisfaction and absenteeism. This would only impact the degree to which the impact may be felt but we are still not sure why the check-ins even if implemented would not reduce absenteeism.
(B) Incorrect - This statement is irrelevant to the argument as well as we still do not have a connection between the policy of check-ins and absenteeism.
(C) Correct Answer: The argument suggests that the introduction of mandatory health check-ins might not decrease absenteeism because it could decrease job satisfaction due to feelings of surveillance. For this conclusion to hold, it must be assumed that job satisfaction (or lack thereof) is a significant factor affecting absenteeism—that lower job satisfaction might lead to higher absentee rates. This assumption is necessary for the argument's logic to work.
(D) Incorrect - Great information but irrelevant to the argument. We may be told that folks did not care about check-ins or would be happy about them, but we are not told much more. Making additional assumptions would be outside of scope on a GMAT question.
(E) Incorrect - Interesting but why is the argument concluding that this will lead to additional absenteeism if the health check-ins will not have a negative impact (employees will not have a negative reaction)? We will never know with this answer choice.
Answer: C
To decrease the rate of absenteeism, a company introduced mandatory morning health check-ins where employees must report their well-being status before starting work. The company often faces high absentee rates, which prompted the introduction of this policy. However, research indicates that such mandatory check-ins can lead to feelings of surveillance among employees, potentially decreasing job satisfaction. Therefore, the health check-ins might not reduce absenteeism as intended.
The argument relies on which of the following as an assumption?
A. The health check-ins have been fully implemented and are conducted regularly each morning.
B. Employees’ feelings of being monitored are not worse than any other feelings of dissatisfaction they may have due to other company policies.
C. The level of job satisfaction among employees is a significant factor influencing their rates of absenteeism.
D. Before the health check-ins were implemented, no employees reported their health status voluntarily.
E. Employees typically do not react negatively to other forms of monitoring or reporting that the company has implemented.
(A) Incorrect. This answer choice is irrelevant to the argument’s assumption about the relationship between job satisfaction and absenteeism. This would only impact the degree to which the impact may be felt but we are still not sure why the check-ins even if implemented would not reduce absenteeism.
(B) Incorrect - This statement is irrelevant to the argument as well as we still do not have a connection between the policy of check-ins and absenteeism.
(C) Correct Answer: The argument suggests that the introduction of mandatory health check-ins might not decrease absenteeism because it could decrease job satisfaction due to feelings of surveillance. For this conclusion to hold, it must be assumed that job satisfaction (or lack thereof) is a significant factor affecting absenteeism—that lower job satisfaction might lead to higher absentee rates. This assumption is necessary for the argument's logic to work.
(D) Incorrect - Great information but irrelevant to the argument. We may be told that folks did not care about check-ins or would be happy about them, but we are not told much more. Making additional assumptions would be outside of scope on a GMAT question.
(E) Incorrect - Interesting but why is the argument concluding that this will lead to additional absenteeism if the health check-ins will not have a negative impact (employees will not have a negative reaction)? We will never know with this answer choice.
Answer: C
