1. As the e-Activity indicates, employees who are distracted by non-work related issues may perform less effectively or efficiently in the workplace. Therefore, employers may have profit-motivated reasons to implement programs that help employees strike a better work life balance. However, they may also face a moral obligation to provide such assistance. Determine the degree of moral obligation that you believe employers face in assisting employees in their meeting non-work-related obligations. Assess the appropriateness of Home Depot's® actions in relation to your determinations.
2. The access to resources that large companies such as Home Depot® have enables them to provide employee benefit programs like those described in the e-Activity. However, not all employers are so fortunate. Formulate two strategies that a manager, without the benefit of a large amount of resources, could implement in order to increase job satisfaction among employees. Propose the approach you would take to implement these strategies, and examine the potential benefits and pitfalls that you should consider during implementation.