Modiegi Bonya had a secure job and what she thought was a happy home life. Her husband Senokwane then suddenly divorced her for one of his interns and moved to Ramatlabama, leaving Modiegi with a young child and a house in Unit 6 suburbs with a large mortgage. "When Senokwane left me with a child and the house to pay for, my first thought was to give up work . How could I cope with childcare and all the household expenses by myself? I had a relatively secure job, and some good prospects, but the salary wasn't that great. I even thought of opening a small business as I normally bake cakes for funerals and parties in my neighbourhood during my spare time, but this did not always go well many times as people will take long to make payments. This venture was getting me into even more debt as I had purchased some equipment for the baking business.I love baking and I am good at it hence I thought I would make extra money from this special gift. "My friends at work told me to hang in there. They felt that because I was good at my work, I should stay put and apply for whatever help I could in the way of benefits." "I took my friends' advice, but I began to feel stressed both at home and at work and the financial pressure was getting serious. "A chance for promotion then came up, so I applied for it. Everyone said I should get it, but because of the stress I was under and the constant headaches I was having and sleepless nights thinking about what to do, I didn't prepare properly and I also didn't pay enough attention to the questions at the interview. So, of course, I failed." "Failure of this sort doesn't do your self-esteem any good. Still, I had to get on with life. My friends were a great help, and so was my manager. She told me that there'd be other chances for promotion and I'd get there in the end.

"Then another problem arose in the form of Redundancy. The redundancy was a rumour, but the company was going through a rough patch, and job losses were all that people could talk about. This upset me, because despite the promotion knock-back, I was coming to terms with my life. "The redundancy talk turned out to be just that - talk - but I could have done without the rumours that we are going to lose our jobs to machines because of the 4^th IR.

I knew all this stress was beginning to affect the quality of my work. " "And then to add to my troubles, a guy called Chono from Accounts began troubling me. One day out of the blue in the canteen, he asked if he could sit next to me. He then said he wanted to go out with me. "Another relationship was the last thing on my mind, and I explained this to Chono. But over the next few weeks, he phoned me, emailed me, and came to see me at my desk, trying to get me to go out with him." "Frankly, the pressure of this on top of my financial worries, made me think seriously about leaving work or seeking a transfer. In fact, in a moment of panic and stress, I wrote a letter of resignation and gave it to my manager. " "This was something of a turning point. My manager advised me to take a day off and think carefully about what I was doing. She didn't want me to leave, and she knew that there was going to be another opportunity for promotion within the next few weeks. "I said that was fine, but I was stressed about Chono. My manager listened to what I told her, and then said she'd see what she could do about him. What in fact she did do was see Chono's boss the next day. Between them, they banned him from seeing or communicating with me at work." "After this chat, and once my manager had put Chono in his place, so to speak, things started to look up. The promotion opportunity did come again, and I did succeed the second time round. Things are still tough financially, but with the support of workplace friends and my manager, I'm much happier."

Question 1

Critically evaluate any five of Modiegi's stressors and their consequences (support these with facts from the case) - in your answer you must also specify the type of stressor (15)

Explain the four types of social support that the organisation can give Modiegi in an attempt to moderate the impact of occupational stress providing practical and relevant examples for each type (10)

Explain the terms work family conflict and work family enrichment concepts your answer must include practical examples (5)

Modiegi was considering taking a transfer to another branch - explain how this move could be a source of stress? (5)

Explain the general factors that could possibly influence Modiegi to pursue an entrepreneurial career. Your answer should include only those that are applicable to Modiegi. (5)

Identify and define five human resource management functions that are directly linked to career management .