Since there are no answer choices, I am giving the answer that I think would best fill in the blank correctly. The best answer would be:
manipulating
Answer:
Plague is a disease that affects humans and other mammals and it is caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis.
Explanation:
Vacation time allows her the time to be away from work and also spend time with family and kids. This would allow Christine to work her regularly scheduled hours and the company would not have to alter their or change their working hours. The company could simply assign someone else her job while she is out on vacation time.
If your goal is to find a mentor who can help encourage you the category that it would fall under would probably be Academic