The findings of a recent company survey at Rader Industries showed that employees are experiencing high levels of work stress. To offset this, a manager suggests instituting a leave policy whereby employees must go on a mandatory vacation for seven days in the year.
-Under which of the following conditions, if true, would the manager's suggestion least likely be accepted?
A) The company conducts one-day offsite events on an annual basis to allow employees some time to unwind.
B) The skills required by the company are highly specialized, and hence the company is short-staffed.
C) The employees, though experiencing high levels of stress, also report high levels of job engagement.
D) The company's employees have reported high stress levels for more than three years in a row.
E) The company's leading competitor was recently voted as one of the best places to work due to its focus on employee well-being.

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If the company is short staffed, then the company will most likely not be able to allow each of its employees to go on a seven-day mandatory vacation. Hence, this would weaken the likelihood that the manager's suggestion will be accepted. If the company's employees have reported high stress levels for more than three years in a row, then this would increase the likelihood that the manager's suggestion will be accepted. The fact that the company's leading competitor was recently voted as one of the best places to work due to its focus on employee well-being only slightly increases the likelihood that the manager's suggestion will be accepted. If the company conducts one-day offsite events on an annual basis, it only enhances the likelihood that the manager's suggestion will be accepted, as one-day events are not sufficient to combat work stress. The fact that the employees report high levels of stress as well as job engagement neither increases nor decreases the likelihood that the manager's suggestion will be accepted.

The Findings of a Recent Company Survey at Rader Industries