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The impact of these lawsuits and current practices will be negative for organization success. Truth and trust within the company will lack because credibility for the company will be lost. How can employees feel valued, appreciated, and secure within their positions when the higher-ups are suing and bring attention to issues at an increasing rate. As mentioned by Carpenter, creditability plays a huge role in trust development, and without it, it can become difficult to get employees to support practices and values. Financially, I could see productivity going down as employees start to access what going on and determine if they too are being treated unfairly creating a cloud of uncertainty within the workplace. I can see employment rates start to decrease as some seek other employment. These cases are currently ongoing but if things don’t go as the organization thinks they should, I can see people getting fired and a massive restructuring of position and responsibilities happening to allow changes to occur. As Allen stated when making a decision you must consider if the decision can “stand the test of time” and the message it conveys about an organization. At the moment WeWork is not adjusting and evolving with the times and it’s starting to send the wrong message out which can do a lot of damage in this digital age. The best approach for HR in this scenario would be to investigate, re-evaluate practices, make adjustments, listen to feedback and focus on solving the problems. Be the problem solvers as McCord discussed in previous videos about HR responsibilities.