Purrfect Pets is a local pet supply store with a following of loyal customers who appreciate the personal service the store's employees provide.After a very profitable year,Purrfect Pets is expanding by opening two more stores.Before hiring employees for the new stores,the manager is considering the idea of conducting a job analysis for each position. Which of the following most likely undermines the argument that the Purrfect Pets manager should observe workers in order to gather job analysis information?
A) Most employees of Purrfect Pets perform repetitive tasks on a daily basis.
B) Part-time and seasonal workers fill most of the positions at Purrfect Pets.
C) Most positions at Purrfect Pets include some element of physical activity.
D) The tasks of most Purrfect Pets employees vary widely from day to day.

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Observation is an inappropriate tool for collecting job analysis information if employees only occasionally participate in certain tasks because one day of observation would fail to gather the necessary data. Observation is most appropriate for jobs requiring physical activity or where tasks are the same each day.

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