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Coop Unit 1 Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Initiative | Doing what needs to be done without being told to do so |
| Be Productive | Output contributes to reaching company goals |
| Dependability | Show up active |
| Positive Attitude | Basic outlook on life to make the workplace more enjoyable. |
| Cooperativeness | Working well with others to reach a common goal |
| Honesty | Don't steal (time, materials, ideologies) |
| Willingness to learn | How to do things in your workplace |
| Ability to accept criticsim | Constructive criticism is necessary to doing a good job at work |
| Willingness to follow directions | How to do things in your workplace |
| Enthusiasm | Liking your work and showing it during your shifts |
| Loyalty | Don't bite the hand that feeds you |
| Payment | Salary (hourly, weekly, monthly, annually) Piecework, commissions |
| Safe working conditions | Provide a safe working environment Training on dangerous equipment Equipment in good working order Safety equipment provided Rules posted Exits/aisles clear Doors unlocked from the inside |
| Training | Provide whatever training needed depends on difficulty of job may be asked to observe may require schooling |
| Introductions | Employer should introduce you to your co-workers. If Not other workers may make introductions introduce yourself |
| Evaluations | Evaluates your work and tells you how you are doing. Looking for? Job performance How well you get along with others Determine: Promotion Raises Same position with same pay Fired |
| Explanations | Employers should explain policies rules regulations duties working relationships Salary vacation schedules any changes |
| Honesty | Just as your employer expects you to be honest, you can expect him to be honest pay benefits or privileges |
| Fairness | Being treated fairly Depends on your personality employer’s personality your relationship’s with others |
| Legally Bound Fairness | Freedom of discrimination. Discrimination mean treating someone unfairly because of prejudice |
| Equal Employment opportunity Act | Forbids discrimination by employers, employment agencies, and unions race color national origin sex religion |
| Age Discrimination Act | Makes it illegal to discriminate against people over 40 in hiring or on a job 1967 |
| Rehabilitation Act | Protects people with physical or mental disabilities from discrimination. 1973 |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | Set standards for: child labor wages hours equal pay |
| Affirmative Action | Designed to help people who may have suffered discrimination in the past to CATCH UP!! |
| Fringe Benefits | Usually full-time employee paid vacation health/dental insurance retirement plans life insurance bonuses |
| Standard Separation Procedure | Termination notice--fired! Layoff notice--temporary Compensations severance pay |
| Getting along with coworkers | Accept Differences Remember you are a beginner Maintain proper formality Stay neutral in disputes Keep your sense of humor |
| Accept Differences | Not easy Nobody is perfect everyone has good qualities Do not judge |
| Remember you're a beginner | Keep eyes & ears open Don’t talk too much Ask questions Be grateful & thankful |
| Maintain proper formality | Better to be too formal than too informal Go slow in forming relationships |
| Stay neutral in disputes | Mind your own business Remain neutral |
| Net pay calculations (required) | Federal income taxes Social security tax/FICA Medicare State income tax |
| Net Pay calculations (elective) | Savings 403B or 401K Charities |
| First Impressions | You only get one chance to make a good impression good handshake dress appropriately speak respectively |