U.S.workers value being treated fairly.According to equity theory,if things seem unfair,they will either do their best to make them equitable either by withholding effort,increasing effort,or by rationalizing that they are undeserving of the same as others.
Equity judgments are based on perceptions and are subject to errors and disagreements.It is not unusual for employees to overestimate their own contributions and to disagree with the evaluations of managers.When this happens,the employees may perceive the pay and recognition they receive as inequitable even if the manager was actually accurate in evaluating performance.

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The paragraph states that equity judgments are based on perceptions and subject to errors and disagreements, and that employees may perceive pay and recognition as inequitable even if the manager's evaluation was accurate. This supports the statement that U.S. workers value being treated fairly and will react negatively if they perceive things as unfair.

USWorkers Value Being Treated Fairly