Sometimes, some guys, its just better to have a workplace accident and be done with it
On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 1:26 PM Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote: > One of the reasons I have always liked companies that start all newbies > with a trusted(by you) mentor. That mentor can usually make the call > within days of the hiring of the value of the newbie. One week and one > month review between you and the mentor. Your choice on disclosure of the > newbie's status via the mentor at the start. But formally assigned to the > mentor upon hiring... > > On 8/19/20 11:20 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > > It would have been cheaper to have paid him to sit on the side of the > street for the rest of the day. And my wife just told me that he has not > even been with us 30 days yet. I got a creepy feeling about him from the > get – go. Was way too familiar with me for my liking. (I think I will > adopt the Ellen rule: no eye contact for the first 10 years...) > > Another one bites the dust. I have always said the following about hiring > and firing: > I have (with the exception of one guy) never regretted firing anyone. > Almost always have wished I had done it sooner. > > Firing makes your company stronger if done right. Your coworkers see that > you are not letting toxic or slacker people continue to be employed. > > *From:* Adam Moffett > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 19, 2020 11:53 AM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT fired a guy > > > You're not leaving him stranded in the desert, just telling him what time > the ride is. My only question would be whether you are required to pay him > for the time he's just sitting there. His time isn't really his own at > that point. > > As an optics thing it won't play well. Might have been better to wait > until the end of the work day. > > > On 8/19/2020 1:46 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > > My supervisor fired a problem employee at a construction site this > morning. We have had lots of problems with this guy and I was glad to see > him go. We hauled him to the job site and now he wants someone to take him > back to our office to get his vehicle. I cannot spare a person or vehicle > at that site. I don’t want to send someone special over to that site to > haul him. Both the supervisor and I told him he can sit on the side of the > street until we are done for the day and we will take him back. > > He has his brother now calling and threatening police action, saying it is > Utah law that you have to give him a ride. > > Not sure about that. If he was not such a dick I would have probably sent > someone to get him. I don’t want to do it, I don’t want to send any of the > women. > > Anyone every heard that you have a legal duty to immediately transport > someone back to their vehicle if you terminate them? > > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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