Task: Real-Life Creative Problem Solving
Come up with an original and creative solution for the following real-world problem:
Becky is a college student who works part-time at Mark's Pizzeria. Mark, the owner of the restaurant, has treated Becky very well. He gave her a job that she needs to help pay her rent when no other business would employ her because she was arrested for shoplifting three years ago. Mark also lets Becky work around her school schedule, and has asked if she wants to be a shift manager in the summers. Becky's roommate Jim also works at the pizzeria, but Jim has been causing a lot of problems at work. He always avoids doing his job, treats customers rudely, and makes a lot of mistakes with orders. Jim recently began stealing food from the pizzeria. Two days ago the pizzeria was short- staffed, so Jim and Becky were the only employees left at closing time. Jim made 10 extra pizzas and took them home to a party he was hosting without paying for them. Becky feels like she needs to do something about Jim's behavior. However, Becky is hesitant to tell Mark about Jim because Jim is a good friend to Becky. Becky also needs Jim to have a job so he can pay his portion of their rent. Becky does not know what to do..

Response: Tell Jim that he needs to find another job that will work better for his type of personality
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 25

Response: Becky should talk to Jimmy in a friendly professional manner. She should say that she hired him because he was qualified and she's disappointed because he is not performing. She should say that he is not in trouble but she needs him to do better.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 25

Response: I think Becky should talk to Jim about his behavior first. She should ask him why he is stealing from work and remind him about how she was arrested for stealing in the past and that it has made her life much more difficult. This may be able to discourage him from stealing from work.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 25

Response: Becky can tell Mark that she's having problems working with Jim, but not describe the stealing in much detail. She can emphasize that she doesn't enjoy working side-by-side with Jim, but doesn't want to see him fired because she knows he needs the money. She can then ask to move him from working with food to something where there's less chance of stealing through making extra, such as dishwashing.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 34

Response: -talk to Jim about it first, mention it to him and see if anything changes.
-threaten Jim that if he doesn't change his act he will be fired and have no where to live.
-explain to Mark the situation and be honest, see what he says.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 25

Response: Offer Jim a promotion if he gets his act together
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 41

Response: Becky should tell the manager or talk to Jim to tell him he needs to pay for the pizzas so he doesn't loose his job and he can pay rent.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 25

Response: Becky could tell Jim point blank period, "Look Jim, no more funny business, this is serious and we need to have money to pay rent, I get you want to have a good time and you don't like working but we have to and you can't keep stealing or you will certainly lose your job!" If Jim doesn't listen to that, she could in fact tell Mark because Jim is acting poorly and she could also take the blame. Becky needs to evaluate her choices of being Jim's friend more.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 34

Response: Becky should tell Jim that for every week that he correctly does his job and doesn't do anything out of line, he can take home a pizza or two for him and his friends. She could also let Mark know that Jim is doing things wrong but advise Mark on how to correct Jim's behavior without firing him, such as giving him a bonus at the end of the week if he does things right
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 34

Response: Becky needs to talk to both Jim and Mark. Jim needs to respect Mark and Becky. If Becky talks to Mark maybe they can compromise with a solution.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 25

Response: Becky should tell her boss so she doesnt lose her job.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 10

Response: Becky should first talk to Jim about his behavior and explain that she really needs this job and cannot afford to lose it. Also explain that she does not want to get him fired because she knows he too needs it to pay for rent. Tell him that he should come clean to his boss and maybe ask if the employees could get a discount on food so in the future he could buy food for his friends without having to pay as much. If Jim still does not care then Becky needs to explain the situation to her boss and see if he would be willing to keep Jim but downgrade his pay until he becomes trustworthy again.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 34

Response: Becky should discuss what she saw with Jim first before going to Mark.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 10

Response: Tell Jim's friend about Jim's behavior and ask them for help to convince Jim. or Suggest Mark to make a customer rating system and give less paycheck if rating is too low.  Also, make or add security system that prevents from Jim stealing pizzas.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 41