Question: If I was a car salesman, how would I answer the following task 1 and task 2 ? Task 1 . Job Characteristics Theory argues

If I was a car salesman, how would I answer the following task 1 and task 2?
Task 1. Job Characteristics Theory argues that the satisfaction with the work itself will be higher as the below five job characteristics are more prevalent in a given job.
Variety
Identity
Significance
Autonomy
Feedback
Evaluate your current job on the above five job characteristics. Is each factor more or less prevalent than the other factors? (Or is each factor prevalent enough for you to feel satisfied with the work itself?) Why or why not? Which is (are) the most prevalent factor(s) in your job? And which is (are) the least prevalent factor(s) in your job?
(If you are not currently working, pick any job that you had in the past.)
Task 2. Now, lets assume that you have been promoted to a position that supervises employees in your current job. As a supervisor, one thing to do is to design the job in a way for the employees to feel satisfied with the work itself. Explain the changes that you would make to how the job is done so your employees can feel more satisfied with the work itself. Which changes will you make for the least prevalent factor(s) identified in Task 1 to be more prevalent in the job?

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