You are a single parent with three young children. Your spouse has just passed away recently due to a motor-road accident. At work, you heard people are talking about your company being downsized and some of the employees will need to resign very soon. You asked some of your colleagues about this. Rita, Shidi and Janet said that the news is true since the company is in a lot of debts now. However, according to Zana, Ramli and Jamil, the news is just a gossip; the company is still in good shape. You are so worried and do not know whether to wait or to apply for a job somewhere else. What should you do?

Write an essay consists of the followings:

1. Identify the issue (s)/problem(s) of the case.

2. Explain how you can judge to accept or reject the reasons and claims given by your colleagues.

3. Relate the six-step conceptions of problem solving by Hayes (1981) to solve the problem.

4. Elaborate your solution to the problem using any ONE of the problem solving tools/strategies stated in the module.