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A team member at a firm regularly misses internal deadlines, so colleagues must complete her tasks at short notice. Which consequence is most directly experienced by her colleagues?

The colleagues most directly experience increased workload and pressure. When a team member misses deadlines, others must complete her tasks at short notice, which adds stress and can reduce their own effectiveness and morale.

  1. AIncreased workload and pressure on the rest of the teamCorrect
  2. BA reduction in the organisation's tax liability
  3. CAutomatic promotion of the colleagues involved
  4. DLower recruitment costs for the department

Explanation

When one person's work is late or incomplete, others pick up the slack, which raises their workload and stress. The other options are not consequences of ineffectiveness; promotion and lower recruitment costs are not direct results of missed deadlines.

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