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Eugene is a piano tuner. With his job, every day is different. Sometimes, he works Saturdays and Sundays. Other days, he may not work at all. He is free to schedule his time as he wishes. He may tune a piano for a record company on Monday, and then go to another company to tune at least four more pianos. His job doesn’t challenge him. But that’s okay, Eugene loves being a piano tuner. When asked why he does what he does, he answers, “Because I want to hear good sounds. It’s not rocket science!”

 

Based on the above scenario, Eugene's job can be considered: 


low on task significance and high on autonomy
low on task significance and low on autonomy
high on task significance and high on autonomy
low on autonomy
 
 
 

 

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