Workplace Behavior Quiz

Which of the following behaviors is considered inappropriate for the workplace?

• Arriving to work 15 minutes late.

• Bringing a doctor’s note to work after you have called in sick.

• Offering to help your coworker with a project.

• Asking your boss if you can help with anything when you have finished your work.

What should you avoid doing if you don't have any work to do at the workplace?

• Offering to help your coworker with a project.

• Instant messaging your friends.

• Complaining to your coworkers about your boss.

• Asking your boss if you can help with anything when you have finished your work.

What is not an appropriate action to take when having a problem in the office?

• Complaining to your coworkers about your boss.

• Asking your boss if you can talk to them about a problem you’re having in the office.

• Writing a message on Facebook about your coworker who was fired.

• Waiting until your lunch break to talk to your coworker about your plans for the weekend.

Which of the following is an inappropriate way to handle being unable to help a coworker?

• Telling your coworker you can’t help them because it’s not part of your job.

• Waiting until your lunch break to talk to your coworker about your plans for the weekend.

• Asking your boss if you can help with anything when you have finished your work.

• Offering to help your coworker with a project.

What should Shannon have done instead of stopping at the store during her lunch break?

• She should have gone straight back to work without stopping.

• She should have taken a longer lunch break to shop.

• She should have invited her coworkers to shop with her.

• She should have shopped online while at work.

What was the inappropriate action that Jacob took after feeling frustrated with his boss?

• He requested a meeting with his boss to discuss his feelings.

• He logged onto his Facebook page and posted a message about his boss.

• He decided to work harder to earn a promotion.

• He spoke to his coworkers to find a solution.

What should Tom have done instead of taking a pen and notebook from the supply closet for his class?

• He should have asked for permission to use the office supplies for class.

• He should have bought his own supplies for class.

• He should have skipped his class that day.

• He should have borrowed supplies from a classmate.

What did Michael do after noticing his boss was out for lunch?

• He continued working on the important project.

• He checked his email and replied to his best friend.

• He logged onto his instant message program and talked to his friend for the next hour.

• He went out for lunch as well.

What was Michael supposed to finish by the end of the day?

• His lunch

• An email to his best friend

• An important project at his desk

• A conversation with his boss

Was Kate proactive or reactive in her response to hearing Juliet talking about her to other friends?

• Proactive, because she apologized and tried to change the subject.

• Reactive, because she got angry and stopped talking to Juliet.

• Proactive, because she told Juliet she overheard the conversation.

• Reactive, because she ignored Juliet on the bus ride home.