This activity is important because professionals increasingly hold online discussions to make workplace decisions and coordinate their work.

The goal of this activity is to demonstrate your understanding of ineffective posting practices on online discussion forums.

Read the case and answer the questions that follow.

Here is a portion of an online forum about a company$$s performance review system:

$(1)$ Jackson: Our current performance review system really isn$$t working well. Can you all share your major concerns with the current annual system and share what you view as the benefits of a quarterly review system?

$(2)$ Cynthia: It really doesn$$t matter what we think about the review system. Management won$$t listen to us anyway.

$(3)$ Erin: Do any of you know when the next team meeting is$?$ I have it on my calendar for next Monday but that$$s Labor Day. Pretty sure that$$s not right.

$(4)$ Nigel: Whether our reviews are annual, quarterly, daily, or hourly, we never get evaluated fairly, especially in our department. Wayne has his favorites.

$(5)$ Vilma: I don$$t think we should change anything. I think our human resource team is all knowing and has created a perfect system. I$$m motivated to improve my behavior every single time I get my annual review back. It$$s always the happiest day of the year! Of course, if we had a quarterly system, we could have four happy days per year. Food for thought. $..$

What is the primary problem with Statement $1$ of the forum?

Multiple Choice

It involves blaming.

It is off topic.

It is sarcastic.

It is complaining.

It is a leading post.