Month: May 2025

After taking the Coping & Stress Management Skills Test, I learned a couple of things about the way I handle stress. On the website’s snapshot report for problem-focused coping, on the 0-100 scale I landed on 58. My results indicate that I sometimes use problem focused strategies in order to cope with stress. Although using these methods is generally ineffective when dealing with situations I can’t change or control, they tend to be rather handy when the stressor I am facing is controllable. Thus, in certain cases it’s a good idea for me to take action in order to modify or take charge of a stressor in order to better cope with it. I fairly agree with the website’s assessment of my stress management.

After taking the Type-A Personality assessment, I learned a couple of things about the behavioral characteristics of the Type A Personality. The point of this test was to see if I’m a Type A person or Type B. A Type A tends to be continuously stressed out. Type B tends to be more laid backed. On the website’s snapshot report for impatience/irritability, on the 0-100 scale I landed on 29. Per the website analysis; my interactions with others, while characterized by warmth and tolerance the majority of the time, may occasionally be tinged with impatience and hostility. When I’m stressed or frustrated, I may lash out at others or end up stewing in anger or frustration, but this is very rare. Since I generally trust others, I’m willing to open up emotionally and value relationships for the sake of the people involved, instead of what they can do for me. A high amount Type A Behavior Pattern (TABP) can be harmful to relationships and my health. While originally it was thought that global TABP was the culprit in coronary heart disease, research now shows that hostility, impatience, and other related traits are the real source of the problem. Based on my results, I’m not likely at a very elevated risk of heart disease in relation to TABP. I think the assessment was accurate in some places regarding trust and emotions, but incorrect with occasionally lashing out.

Leaving a current job for another job or position is seen commonly in any work industry. The reason for leaving differs in every situation, but every decision to move from a position has some version of compensation involved. Compensation can be seen as a reason why someone may leave a current position for another. As mentioned in lecture outline Compensation, compensation has two components: extrinsic and intrinsic rewards. Extrinsic rewards can include the tangible, monetary and nonmonetary effects of compensation. Intrinsic rewards can include the intangible, psychological and social effects of compensation (Cieri 2025).

My first job was working as a crew member at a Burgerville location during my last year of high school. I started in the summer leading into my senior year and lasted until the first month of the following year. In all, I started August 2020 and left January 2021 lasting a total of 5 months. Personally, I left for a multitude of reasons. My justification for leaving relied on intrinsic rewards. At the time, I was stressed with handling a job and school at the same time. I knew eventually I wanted to leave my job so I could focus on scholarship applications for my upcoming first year in university. After I submitted my two weeks notice letter, I felt a great sense of relief. I could feel the psychological intrinsic reward already. My mood was brighter because psychologically, I knew I was going to feel free soon. After my two weeks were up, I felt relieved and stress free. My psyche was excited I didn’t have to deal with that job anymore and I felt happier. To sum up my reward for leaving my Burgerville job, I felt an intrinsic reward of peace.

Source:

Cieri, M. (2025, May 19th.) Compensation [Lecture outline]

A class I felt really beneficial was my CEM 431 class this past fall term. CEM 431 is one of the capstone options for CEM students. The class revolves around gearing up for a national student competition against other schools. What was special about CEM 431 was the training I received from my industry coaches. My coaches were from a general contractor named Lease Crutcher Lewis. Our emphasis was learning the ins and outs of mixed-use projects. What I felt the most beneficial was the overall knowledge our coaches taught us about the construction field. During my internship, I didn’t learn about the overall basic of what’s involved in a construction project such as sequential order of what the elements that make up a building. I made sure to learn a lot of sequencing and scheduling a project as that was what I most interested in learning. I felt my coaches did a good job in teaching me the basics of what makes up a building, but I wish they could’ve taught me timeliness of how long certain elements take to install. From what I could tell, the training method the coaches decided to use was hands-on. Our coaches made sure we were constantly working on creating logistic plans, schedules, estimates, and other key components of a construction project. Their training method worked. I finished the capstone class with more knowledge than I had before I started and a 2nd place trophy from the competition.

A class I felt wasn’t beneficial was ART 101. The class revolved around learning about different art techniques and looking at paintings. The training method for ART 101 was presentation. The professor instructed twice a week.The knowledge I gained from that class didn’t feel beneficial because I wasn’t interested in the material from the class as it pertains to nothing I’m interested in or studying.