Sohum was recently hired at a package shipping center to work a daily eight-hour shift. He has enjoyed the first few months of the job, but yesterday his manager
approached him to let him know that changes were happening within the company.
Sohum would either need to switch from daytime shift to overnight shift, or he
would need to relocate to another branch of the company in a different city. Sohum
feels he is being treated unfairly by the manager and is frustrated by this new
development
Part A
Explain how each of the following may relate to Sohum in this scenario.
• Avoidance-avoidance conflict
• Fundamental attribution error
• Sohum's high level of the Big Five trait of conscientiousness
Part B
Although Sohum liked being a day-worker, Sohum accepts the position to be a
night-worker. On this shift, he has new tasks or procedures to complete related to
his job and works with a different group of coworkers. Sohum is making more
mistakes than he did while working on the day shift. He is really struggling to fit in
and has experienced frequent disagreements with those around him.
Explain how each of the following might relate to how Sohum is handling the shift
change.
Circadian rhythm
Proactive inteference, external locus of control, in-group bias