Sarah had been working as a sales representative in a small, regional office
of a big, national company for several years and was very successful. Her
boss, Robert, repeatedly told her that she was next in line for a p
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Sarah had been working as a sales representative in a small, regional office
of a big, national company for several years and was very successful. Her
boss, Robert, repeatedly told her that she was next in line for a promotion to
sales manager when the current manager, Anthony, retired. Robert was a
very trustworthy boss, and had assured Sarah that her future with the
company was bright.
A week ago, Anthony told his coworkers that he was retiring. Today, Robert
asked Sarah to meet him in his office at 11 AM.
Before going to the meeting, Sarah said to her friend Dana, “Get ready to
celebrate tonight. When I come out of Robert’s office, we’re going to have a
good reason to!”
Sarah has a belief system about promotions at her company, which has led to an
assumption. Select the true statement about belief systems or assumptions.
The beliefs within an individual's belief system are non-contradictory.
An assumption is an individual's mental sense of right and wrong.
An assumption is a combination of beliefs that forms an individual's worldview.
It's easier to change one's belief system than to add new beliefs to the existing system.
In his meeting with Sarah, Robert said, “Sarah, I have some bad news. I know
I basically promised you the sales manager position when Anthony retired,
but last month the company completely revised the requirements for
promotions. I do think that you’re the best person for the job, but according
to the company’s new requirements, you would need to have either three
more years of work experience or the best sales record next year. So a
transfer from another office is taking the job.”
Sarah looked crestfallen. When she'd stepped into the office, she'd been
ready to celebrate, but now she was crushed.
"Isn't there anything we can do to change this?" she asked. "I really thought
I deserved the promotion."
Robert paused and thought about what to say before replying, “Sarah, I want
to make something clear. I spent the whole weekend trying to decide if I
could challenge the new policy. I reviewed your sales figures
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