MANTUANO, Donita Marie B.

Situational Activity
BSAC-1A Miss Joanna Liezl De Luna

Self-
esteem,
Directions: Analyze the given situations & answer the following questions.
Attitud
1. Olivia was pleased to be employed at Watkins Advertising. She has been on

e, today everything
andchanged. Deanna, her supervisor, asked Olivia to
the job for three months and feels comfortable with her new responsibilities.
However, 
create spreadsheet to forecast the costs for the product  presentations in Kansas
City Image
and Denver next month. Olivia was frantic -- she had worked with
spreadsheets before but had only limited experience creating them from scratch.
Deanna suggested that the Help feature of the software would be Olivia's best
resource, but she also said she would be available if Olivia needed  help getting
started, Olivia replied, "Oh, thank you. I'm sure  I can figure it out. I've worked 
with spreadsheets." But she couldn't figure it out, and her frustrations were
beginning to show. To make matters worse, she observed a coworker creating a
spreadsheet with obvious ease. Olivia thought  to herself, " I'll never be able to
complete this spreadheet. Maybe I shouldn't have taken this job."

  What signs do you see that Olivia has some self-esteem issues? What
would you suggest  that Olivia do to complete the spreasheets?  (10
points)

 She obviously let her own insecurities eat her and

that leads to her having low self-esteem, she
compared herself to her coworker who creates
a spreadsheet with ease and not believing that
she can do as well what her coworker can.
She doesn’t understand herself in terms of
controlling her self-esteem. Her low self-
esteem also loses her courage that she
can do what her supervisor ask her to do and
with that, she can feel that loneliness, that anxiety,
that discontentment, that short temper, and that

dissatisfaction. She blamed herself

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 because of the decision she made. She was easily frustrated. She feels weak
and incompetent. She should build her self-esteem by engaging in a positive
self-talk, focus on her own achievements, don’t think negatively about herself,
and don’t ever neglect her own capabilities. Moreoever, in order for her to
complete the speadsheet, I would want to tell her that she should believe that it
is better for her to try and fail than fail to try. There's nothing wrong in trying,
there's nothing wrong in taking risks that her supervisor will not like her work,
there's nothing wrong in failing, there's nothing wrong in getting disappointment.
What's wrong is when she cowardly think about what might happen in the long
run without having a try. It's when all she can do is to overlook about the
possibilities if she able to did this and that. Olivia seems to be losing an act and I
wanted to tell her also that she should start moving because after the exhausting
process, she will be able to thank herself because it was all worth it.

2. Anthony works in a government agency responsible for services  to senior

citizens. Lakisha, his supervisor , has worked in government for about 30 years. 
She is highly competent  and has been recognized publicly for her service to the
agency's clients. Anthony does not like Lakisha. He is frequently rude and
discourteous to her and has been heard making unkind remarks about her to the
seniors. He believes Lakisha coddles  them and expects too much of her
employees. He has said , " Lakisha doesn't know what she is doing. I could get
the work done much faster if she would let me do things my way." Anthony tells
other workers that it is time for Lakisha to retire. He enjoys doing imitations of
her behind her back. On several occasions, Anthony has been careless and has
given misinformation  to seniors that confused  them. 

 Why do you think  Anthony has such an

attitude? (Feel free to speculate) . What
steps will Anthony need to take to
adjust his attitude? (10 points)

 We all know that attitude is the outlook on

life. It is how an individual

responds to other people and events. It also drives an

individual’s behavior and it was developed as a result of
emotion. I think Anthony has his insecurities because he was
not that recognized unlike his supervisor, Lakisha, who worked
in the government for about 30 years. Maybe Lakisha is his
opposite wherein she is a caring and an unselfish kind of

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 person who is always rooting for other people’s success. As compared to him,
Lakisha is a type of person who is concious in her own dignity and who prides
herself in whatever she may do and she can do just to lend a helping hand for
her coworkers and with that environment, Anthony became disgusted and
insecure which leads him to make gossips about his supervisor to degrade her.
What Anthony is showing are unproductive attitudes which includes being
disrespectful, rude, carelessness, conceited, and envious. Moreover, I think his
attitude was affected by negative circumstances, like he always wanted to be on
top, but he cannot reach it, and that drags him down rather than lift him up. In
order for him to adjust his attitude, he should think that negative situations will
end and are not all-encompassing. It should be bestowed to him that he will
work through difficult situations and problems but he can also move on with that
kind life, that in the end, what matters most is good attitude than compliment and
admiration. He should also learn to recognize negative attitudes which are
unproductive and not worthy of his energy.

2. Karl, a college freshman, works part time as a clerk in the local hardware
store. His supervisor, Mr. Sioudi, thinks Karl is an exceptionally mature young
man. When asked why he considered Karl mature, Mr. Soiudi replied: " Seldom
do we get a beginning worker, especially one who works only a part time, who
fits in so well and accepts responsibility as Karl does. He arrives on time for
work, dresses appropriately, and always makes a good appearance. He uses
good judgement when  he answers customers' questions and  speaks  at
moderate rate speed so others can understand him easily. He is dependable.
We feel fortunate to have him  here. We hope
he will join us full time when he graduates."

 What traits did Karl exhibit that led Mr. Sioudi to hope that Karl would
return as a full time employee? Justify
your answer. (10 points)

 Karl exhibits and shows how his

heart was filled by kindnesss, by
dedication, by initiation and by maturity.
He wouldn’t like to be mistaken
with his natural image. Even though he is still a freshman, he is
obviously a hard working and dedicated student. He always put
his best in everything that he have done in the workplace. He
was born to have that kind of attitude and behavior wherein it is
continually nurturing. He is not that type of person who gets put up
to a big challenge and backs down.He seems to always rise to the
peak of his production and accomplish his goal. It maybe

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 instill to him that achievements without hard work are impossible. An idle person
can never gain anything if they sit and wait for a better opportunity to come. Karl
works so hard and rest assured that he will be able to gain success and
happiness in life. Nothing is easy to be achieved in life without doing any hard
work. Mr. Sioudi looks Karl as a passionate person. He believed that dedicated
people are passionate about the commitments they make and the goals they
set. He is hoping that Karl would return as a full time employee because he saw
in him the passion, commitment, self-discipline, inspiration and flexibility which
gives him the strength to do the hard things. His constant vigilance and
preparedness to work is the price he have to pay for success in life.

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