Employees at a shoe factory were excellent workers until a weekbefore Thanksgiving when a rumor spread that economic conditionswould force the factory to close in five days. The quality andquantity of work went down as the workers spent time discussingamong themselves the plausibility of the rumor and what they woulddo if it were true. Maslow would say that these workers weremotivated by:
* meta-needs
* esteem and self-esteem
* safety and security