A twentyfiveyearold manager of a branch of a fastfood restau

A twenty-five-year-old manager of a branch of a fast-food restaurant was told by her boss that she was not an effective leader. She replied, \"for $29,000 a year, how can you expect me to be an effective leader?\" What do you think of her argument?

Solution

The argument is a valid one but at a wrong time.

According to various theories such as “Maslow’s hierarchy of need theory” or the “hygiene theory”, all suggest that presence of money is not compulsory or not the sole factor for motivation but is necessary to develop other traits.

Hygiene theory states that the presence of money doesn’t motivate employs but absence of it creates dissatisfaction.

The figure of $29,000 is far below than the average salary of a manager. But, the time of making the argument is invalid. instead, she was required to ask manger how she can improve his leadership skills and can discuss about the wages some other time.