You have been working at your job for over a year. Your boss starts offering you new assignments with weekly meetings attached in order to exchange valuable information regarding the tasks. The result is your boss and yourself are able to redefine your working relationship and find new ways of relating. According to the LMX theory, you are now in a _____ role.
A) Tested
B) Low quality
C) Scripted
D) Negotiated
E) Mixed

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The LMX theory (Leader-Member Exchange) suggests that leaders form different relationships with different members of their team, and these relationships fall into one of two categories: in-group or out-group. Members of the in-group have high-quality, negotiated relationships with their leader, while members of the out-group have low-quality, formal relationships. In this scenario, the boss is offering new assignments and having weekly meetings, indicating that they are investing time and effort in building a higher-quality, negotiated relationship with the employee. Therefore, the employee is now in an in-group, or negotiated, role according to the LMX theory.

You Have Been Working at Your Job for Over a Year