Compressed Time
Communication Overload
Dis-Connectedness
Cost
Competition
Customer Contact
Computers
Change
Coming of Age
Complexity

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Cranky Quiz # 5: Competition (chapter 6) 

Scoring the Cranky Quiz 

Score 1 point for every yes and 0 for every no. Count a sometimes as a yes. Add your total: 3 points or less (Cool) means you're in good shape, 4 to 7 (Warm) indicates a need to slow down, and 8 to 10 (Hot!) indicates a raging cranky infection. You'll find anti-cranky solutions for each Quiz item in this chapter. 

1. ____ Does your employer expect you to work longer hours with no extra benefits of any kind? 
   
   
2. ____ Has your employer downsized, reorganized, out-sourced, merged, or changed its pension plan in the last few years? 
   
   
3. ____ Is there more competition in your field of work than there used to be? 
   
   
4. ____ Do you observe commonplace rudeness and a general lack of courtesy at work? 
   
   
5. ____ If you take time off are you concerned that someone else might edge in on your job in your absence? 
   
   
6. ___ Do you frequently bring work home? 
   
   
7. ____ Do undercurrents of competition sneak into your work or personal relationships? 
   
   
8. ____ When attending a concert or game do you tune out at the halfway point, trying to figure out the best way to beat the crowd when it's time to leave? 
   
   
9. ____ Does it seem that wherever you go, you're always competing with somebody else for time, space, service, products, or attention? 
   
   
10. ____ Do you have mixed feelings about competition, sometimes avoiding it, other times getting carried away with it?