John Hicks Econ 490 fall 2017 Blog

My only work experiences so far are from the jobs I had during high school and my DJ experiences. First, I worked at a law firm and did administrative work and after this I worked for several months in a restaurant to earn some extra money for my gap year. Furthermore, have I been DJ’ing at some events and in clubs. In all these cases I didn’t really experience a conflict in the workplace, but upon reading the prompt the movie Horrible Bosses does remind me of workplace conflicts. Horrible Bosses is about three workers who have conflicts with their bosses for different reasons. Firstly, one of them, who is called Dale, faces problems with his female boss who sexual harasses him at the workplace. The female boss is trying to get him so far that he will cheat on his wife and goes with her otherwise she will tell his wife that they had sex while this is not true. She is not only blackmailing him, but also is she making sexual comments all the time. I believe this kind of conflict at ...

The ability to work together in a team is very important. Not only is this the case during high school, university and work, but also just with daily life activities. I believe that no one can live his or her life without any help of others. It is in our nature that we have to depend on others to get certain things done and gain from it. Of course we make our own choices but most of the time others have influence on it. Working in a team requires helping each other because every person differs. This often leads to gift exchange as in the meaning of exchange of knowledge. One might have better skills in one area than another and by helping each other you can learn from each other. My own experiences with team production started when I was young. I have two siblings; one older brother and one younger brother, and we are raised with the vision to always help each other if needed. A memorable moment was the help of my brother in order to hide my teat. At a certain age, my parents...