DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Should managers and other employees be allowed to completely disconnect while on vacation? How about on weekends? 2. Should regular employees get paid if they answer phone calls and E-mails after working hours and on weekends? 3. Do you feel that information technology has added to or reduced stress in your job(s)? And in general, overall (including work), how has technology added to stress in your life and how has it reduced it? 4. Do you find it difficult to not look at your E-mail, Facebook, or Line for a day? 5. Have you ever felt that your E-mail box had too many work-related E-mails that you had to answer? And do you use any particular ways to make sure that you don’t spend too much time on E-mail? And what, from having your E-mail box hacked to losing E-mails, are some of the problems you’ve had with E-mailing? Tell stories if you have them! 6. How long does it take you to unwind each day after work? And do you have any particular ways of unwinding? 7. If you went on a vacation trip abroad for a week with a friend and he took time out several days to work for a few hours, would you say something to him/her about this? 8. How much daily break time do you feel is right for your job? And should workers be paid for break time? What do you do during your break times in your current job? And how about in previous jobs? 9. Have leisure activities ever caused you stress in ways that are not related to work? 10. In general, do you like being busy? How about your family members: Do they like being busy? 11. Besides work, what are the chief causes of stress in your life? Are there some common causes of stress in many people’s lives that are not a problem for you in your life? 12. Are there certain times of year when you feel more stress? If yes, when and why? 13. Do you feel that you know how to recognize stress in yourself? In other people in general? In family members in particular? Explain your answers. 14. How do you think you could reduce stress or better prevent stress in your life? 15. A certain level of stress can be positive. Can you think of any cases where stress can be useful or is necessary? 16. Rate the following activities from zero (no stress) to 10 (maximum stress) for how much stress they cause you: a speech to 10 people. a speech to over 50 people. preparing for an exam. taking an exam. starting a conversation with a stranger. taking a plane flight. driving. calling someone you don’t know for something related to your job. asking somebody out on a first date. trying to figure out why your computer wont work. speaking in English with a stranger. a job interview. https://youtube/watch?v=qg-heCy0CbQ BUSINESS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS (optional) 1. Do you recognize LV bags when you see them? What, usually, is your feeling when you see a woman carrying an LV bag? 2. In general, how much (or little) would you be interested in luxury brands such as LV for yourself if you were rich? 3. Do you enjoy window shopping in luxury-brand boutiques in up-market department stores?
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