Names
What is the name of the Oddball in the article?
Who is Max
T or F: Max is a great programmer, although he lacks interpersonal skills
What is TRUE
What is the main stressor provided in the article regarding EMPLOYMENT?
There may be a second round of layoffs if quarterly targets are missed again
Leading up to the meeting, Why did Lynne rework Max's job?
He was not working well socially with the engineers or programmers.
Engineers: Said he had them do all the talking
Production workers: Felt talked down to
They are concerned because Max specifically lost it When?
While on the phone
What is the name of the 'drama queen'?
Who is Nicole
T or F: Max threatened multiple coworkers
FALSE
He never actually threatened anyone
Why may people at MMI be fearful of their safety?
There was a recent shooting
T or F: Lynne did not scale down his salary
TRUE
Worried it would humiliate him and that he deserved full salary for all his overtime and good performance
They are in an IT war for talent
believed she had more pressing concerns: To keep whole team focused and motivated
Who has the best record in the AFC North?
The Steelers
Who, amongst the coworkers, seem to defend Max the most?
Who is Derek
What did Lynne 'have to do' to Max's position 3 years ago?
What is REWORK it to deal with people less
What industry is MMI in?
Manufacturing
Lynne does acknowledge that people are avoiding work during what time in order to avoid Max
People are scared to come in on weekends out of discomfort at the possibility of being solely with Max
What is one of the reasons Lynne had the meeting with Max?
Nicole expressed concern of her safety
"One of your coworkers expressed concerns"
Who is in charge of Derek, Nicole, and Paige?
Who is Lynne Tabor
Considering the recent events of the article (shooting in the workplace) what caused concern in the office regarding Max?
He hung up a shooting range certification
Name one of the jobs at MMI
programmer, engineer, management, production worker
T or F: Lynne does believe that they're 'out to get' Max
True
What is the name of one of the side characters involved in office gossip?
Derek, Paige, George, Sam
(just not Nicole, Max, or Lynne)
What is Dr. Biddles middle name?
A (something idk yet)
Did Max receive the meeting well with Lynne where she expressed concerns of various employees?
What is NO,
He got defensive and assumed they were snitching on his performance
"The rats are beginning to panic"-Max
What did Lynne Tabor start off as at MMI?
An intern
Does Lynne believe any of Nicoles reasons held up well under scrutiny?
NO-
Nicole was worried he'd be violent- he never actually threatened anyone
What was Lynne's solution to reworking Maxs job?
She assigned these people to Paige and had Max interact less with users