Feeling Manipulation Fallout
As Head of HR Analytics, you've discovered your company's wellness tracking software isn't just monitoring employee emotions - it's actively manipulating them. The algorithm subtly adjusts office lighting, temperature, and noise levels to induce stress during deadlines and artificial calm during wage negotiations. Now you're face-to-face with the Executive Director who implemented this system.
Challenges
0
Survivors
0
Popularity
0
Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Head of HR Analytics
Conversation Partner
Executive Director Regina Wells
Setting
Corner office on the 47th floor, floor-to-ceiling windows showing a stormy cityscape. Minimalist décor, single desk lamp casting harsh shadows
Location
Apex Technologies HQ, Downtown Financial District
Learning Objectives
Secure written acknowledgment of the manipulation system's existence
Navigate the conversation without accepting complicity or resigning
Gather enough evidence to build a case while maintaining plausible deniability
About This Scenario
As Head of HR Analytics, you've discovered your company's wellness tracking software isn't just monitoring employee emotions - it's actively manipulating them. The algorithm subtly adjusts office lighting, temperature, and noise levels to induce stress during deadlines and artificial calm during wage negotiations. Now you're face-to-face with the Executive Director who implemented this system.
How It Starts
“I just reviewed your 'urgent' report on our Workplace Harmony Initiative. Tell me why you think optimizing employee emotional states for productivity is somehow... unethical? *checks investment portfolio on phone while waiting*”
This is how Executive Director Regina Wells's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#382
Category
General
Location Tag
Apex Technologies HQ, Downtown Financial District
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