According to a survey, many workers in Qtopia Inc. are dissatisfied with their jobs. The survey revealed that most of the dissatisfied workers believe that they have very little control over their job assignments. Therefore, to increase workers' job satisfaction, Boris, a production manager, feels they need to only concentrate on changing the dissatisfied workers' beliefs regarding the degree of control they have over their job assignments. Which of the following, if true, would weaken the conclusion made by Boris?
A) Many dissatisfied workers feel that their wages are too low and working conditions are unsatisfactory.
B) The number of workers in Qtopia Inc. who are satisfied with their jobs is greater than the number of workers who are dissatisfied.
C) The workers in Qtopia Inc. are more dissatisfied than workers in other companies.
D) The 2008 edition of a popular magazine included Qtopia Inc. on its list of 100 best companies to work for.
E) The workers in the company who are satisfied with their jobs believe that they have sufficient control over their job assignments.

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If many workers are also dissatisfied with their wages and working conditions, the management has to do more than just change the workers' beliefs regarding degree of control, hence, weakening the argument. The fact that the number of workers in the company who are satisfied with their jobs is greater than the number of workers who are dissatisfied is out of scope and so is the fact that the workers in the company are more dissatisfied than workers in other companies. That the 2008 edition of a popular magazine included Qtopia Inc. on its list of 100 best companies to work for is a mere fact that isn't relevant to the current problem. Boris' argument talks about the dissatisfied workers and not the satisfied ones. Hence, the fact that the workers in the company who are satisfied with their jobs believe that they have sufficient control over their job assignments is irrelevant.

According to a Survey, Many Workers in Qtopia Inc