Common Work-Related Pitfalls

The project is due tomorrow. You've had two weeks to complete it, yet you've waited until the last minute—again. Now, you're faced with spending the next several hours working late into the night. What is this also called?

• procrastination
• putting off
• postponing
• delaying

You've been assigned a team project at work. After attempting to take on a majority of the tasks, you reluctantly let a coworker take responsibility for an important aspect of the project. As a result, you're nervous the project won't be completed on time or well, despite the coworker's professional reputation. What is this called?

• collaboration
• perfectionism

• micromanagement
• procrastination

You arrive at work early in order to meet a deadline. Your coworker stops by your desk to chat, and before you realize it 40 minutes have passed and your deadline is fast approaching. What is this called?

• time distortion
• time expansion
• time warp
• time distraction

You have been steadily working on the same task for hours. You are bored, so you decide to call a friend on the company phone to chat. What is this called?

• boredom

• inappropriate use of company phone
• unauthorized use of company phone
• misuse of company resources

Your coworker was supposed to prepare a report for your joint presentation on Monday. As usual, he arrives at work on Monday 15 minutes late, and without the finished report. Fuming, you yell at him in front of your team members and supervisor. What is this called?

• Constructive criticism
• Friendly banter
• Displaying hostility

• Public humiliation