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A team member at Brightwell Ltd regularly misses deadlines for her part of a shared project. Which consequence is MOST directly experienced by her colleagues?

The most direct consequence for colleagues is extra workload and stress, because they must cover or rework tasks that depend on the late work. This disrupts team schedules and can create resentment, whereas the other options are not direct or certain effects.

  1. AColleagues have to cover or rework tasks, increasing their workload and stressCorrect
  2. BThe company's share price falls immediately
  3. CThe team automatically receives a bonus for resilience
  4. DCustomers are guaranteed to be refunded

Explanation

Missed deadlines by one person push dependent tasks onto colleagues, who must absorb extra work or rework. This raises pressure and can cause resentment. The other options are unrelated or unsupported outcomes.

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