Individual Assignment 8

Odd Couples
by
Aisyah Farah Yasira Fitri
B1024211028

1) What do you think about this pairing up idea? Would you be comfortable with such
an arrangement? Why or why not?
Answer : I think this pairing up idea is really great because by working together people
would preform their job more effectively and efficiently. The goals would be done
faster and would be achieved easily. The age difference would also be an interesting
thing because they could learn from each other and share their knowledges. I
personally would be comfortable because I think it would be fun to learn about their
background and experiences.

2) What personality traits would be most needed for this type of work arrangement?
Why?
Answer : I think open minded is the most needed for this type of work arrangement.
People that are open minded would be interested in their partner without giving them
any judgements. They would also interested in learning and exploring new things that
they haven’t heard of. This traits would help them work with each other without any
issues. Even if they did actually came across some issue they would see it from each
other opinion and agreed on the solution without any hard feeling toward each other.

3) What type of issues might a Gen Y employee and an older, more-experienced

employee face? How could two people in such a close-knit work arrangement deal
with those issues? That is, how could both make adjustment easier?
Answer : I think adapting would be an issue in this arrangement. This is because older
employee usually prefers things as it is while Gen Y usually likes to try and explore new
things. Older employee tends to work on the process with ways that they already
know or have been using through the years while Gen Y likes to find a new way or use
the technology to make things much easier. This problem can only be solved if both
are willing to compromise. They should address their needs and concerns so that they
will have a deeper understanding of one another. The Gen Y can learn from the older
employee’s work experience and achievement they had from doing things the old
way. On the other hand, the older employee can have new knowledge from using the
technology.
 4) Design an employee attitude survey for Randstad’s employees!
Strongl Strongly
Agree Neither Disagree
y Agree Disagree
Do you work well with your colleagues?
Are you comfortable working here?
Is everyone open to criticism?
Do you feel like you have a lot of opportunity to grow here?
Does the company have a diverse environment?
Does everyone in this company treat you well?