Mixing personal and professional relationships at work can be difficult for all of the following reasons except:

a. A friend may be held to a higher performance standard at work.
b. A friendship may be damaged by negative feedback given at work.
c. Socializing with a friend at work may be a satisfying and stressless experience.
d. Equal status in a friendship may be compromised by inequality at work.
e. Public expressions of friendship may need to be minimized.


b

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

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