The document discusses what makes a good employer and employee in a creative media business. A good employer can take on challenges, work well with others, listen, and respect employees. The document then asks the reader to imagine owning their own creative media business and lists attributes a good employee in that business should have, such as respecting others, having a good attitude, taking pride in their work, reliability, and teamwork.

1. Creative and Media: Level 2 Higher Diploma Unit 1: Scene
Level 2 Higher Diploma Creative and MediaUnit 1: Scene
1.2.1b You’re the boss!
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What makes a good employer? Someone who can take on any challenges and wok well
with everyone and listen and respect their employees.
Imagine you own a business within the Creative and Media industry – you can choose
what your company would do within this area.
What do you think makes a good employee? Make a list below of the kind of
attributes or characteristics you would expect your employees to have.
• Respects people around him/her
• A good employee smiles and if he/she doesn’t want to.
• A good employee hustles.
• When the job is done looks for something else to do.
• A good employee takes pride in their work and in their appearance.
• Does the work without any complain.
• Always comes to work and on time.
• Works well with others.
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