Your Fellow Employees Have a Terrible Work Situation

Multiple Choice

Your fellow employees have a terrible work situation. They work in an old, run-down building with a very old air conditioning system. The work itself is tedious and the supervisor is rarely available and only shows up to tell people off for production shortfalls. Nobody has received a promotion in two years. The work is boring, repetitious, and unrewarding. You have decided to try to apply Herzberg's two-factor theory.
-Which of the following statements would likely be true?

A) Fixing the conditions that make the employees dissatisfied will not make them satisfied.
B) The major reason for dissatisfaction is probably the nature of the work itself.
C) When the working conditions are improved, employees will be satisfied.
D) Employees are dissatisfied due to lack of recognition.
E) The relationship with the supervisor is a motivation factor.