In her work in the publishing industry, Vera Loranzo seeks out new authors who she considers promising. In the past two years, she has found a number of new writers whose work she thought was exceptional, and immersed herself in the task of helping them shape their manuscripts for submission to her managers for publishing. Although she was extremely proud of the results, none of the authors she worked with were chosen for publication. After learning about her management's decision, she is extremely frustrated and is beginning to resent the job she does. However, she knows there is nothing she can do and continues working because of the good perks and salary benefits the job offers. How can Loranzo's job attitude be best described?

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Although Loranzo is proud of the work she has done in finding and helping new authors, her frustration and resentment towards her job due to the lack of success in getting the books published indicates a low level of job satisfaction. The fact that she continues to work for the perks and salary benefits suggests that she may be experiencing a high level of emotional dissonance. However, there is no evidence to suggest that she lacks job involvement or psychological empowerment, or that she exhibits a high level of positivity offset.

In Her Work in the Publishing Industry, Vera Loranzo Seeks