Trust in the Workplace Quiz

Why is trust considered crucial in the workplace?

• It ensures everyone gets along as friends.

• It makes it easier to avoid work responsibilities.

• It helps in building a productive and positive work environment.

• It allows for more gossip and sharing of secrets.

What is a common reason for distrust among coworkers?

• Working in a small team.

• Not sharing enough personal information.

• Experiencing betrayal or toxic work situations in the past.

• Having too many friends at work.

How does a lack of trust affect likability in the workplace?

• It makes coworkers more likely to like each other.

• It can decrease likability as trust and likability are connected.

• It only affects managers, not coworkers.

• It has no effect on likability.

What is meant by 'incremental trust'?

• Never trusting anyone at work.

• Trusting only your manager.

• Building trust gradually over time.

• Trusting coworkers with everything immediately.

What should you focus on if you're struggling to trust coworkers?

• Trusting everyone equally.

• Avoiding all interactions with coworkers.

• Building smaller levels of trust first.

• Sharing all your personal secrets.

What is a key strategy for dealing with untrustworthy coworkers?

• Ignoring them completely.

• Trusting them more to change their behavior.

• Setting clear boundaries.

• Sharing more personal information.

How can you evaluate if you are in a toxic work environment?

• By checking if you have too many friends at work.

• By assessing if there is a lack of trust and frequent betrayals.

• By seeing if you have a lot of free time.

• By counting the number of meetings you attend.

What is a hallmark of a toxic work environment?

• Frequent team-building activities.

• High levels of employee satisfaction.

• Open communication and trust.

• Gossip and idea theft.

Why is it important to set boundaries in a toxic work environment?

• To avoid all work responsibilities.

• To protect your personal information and ideas.

• To make more friends at work.

• To ensure you can gossip freely.

What is the benefit of having a positive and productive relationship with coworkers?

• It makes you the most popular person in the office.

• It allows you to avoid work.

• It helps in career success and reduces workplace stress.

• It guarantees a promotion.