Changing the alignment of the stars would be my first thought. That
might do it...
Josh Luthman
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On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 1:12 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com
<mailto:af@af.afmug.com>> wrote:
I don't recall ever being able to pull off that transformation.
I took one of those skill path seminars 15-20 years ago. Had to
do with
dealing with problem employees. After 1.5 days of the seminar the
bottom
line was: learn to live with it or fire them.
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Hoppes
Sent: Tuesday, August 3, 2021 10:20 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; James Howard
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Handling - Did I handle this correctly?
I thought about this. But then that's saying that people are just
what
they are and can't change.
What does it take for someone to change out of a bad cookie into a
good
cookie?
On 8/3/21 10:54 AM, James Howard wrote:
> Whether the employee was sincere or was manipulating, the
behavior will
> definitely return unless you micromanage them the rest of their
> employment. Unless you love micro managing people that gets
really old in
> a hurry and then they just return to their “default” behavior.
As Chuck
> said there will likely be resentment for the firing as well as
resentment
> for the micro management as long as they are there.
>
> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com
<mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> *On Behalf Of * Josh Luthman
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 3, 2021 8:58 AM
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com
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> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Employee Handling - Did I handle this
correctly?
>
> You just got manipulated.
>
> Time will tell, but I wouldn't expect things to get better.
>
> Josh Luthman
> 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
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> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
> On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 9:46 AM Matt Hoppes
> <mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net
<mailto:mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net>
> <mailto:mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net
<mailto:mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net>>> wrote:
>
> So I ended up firing the employee at 9am Monday morning,
which led to
> a
> different direction than I thought it would.
>
> Essentially I thought there was going to be a screaming
match and
> accusations about how could I do this to them, etc, what
have they
> ever
> done wrong.
>
> Instead the employee broke down crying and started confiding
in me
> that
> their life sucks, they can't keep relationships, and they
don't know
> what to do and they need help.
>
> After about 30 minutes of talking I took compassion and
offered the
> job
> back with the following stipulations:
>
> * Bad behavior has to have punishment - 2 weeks unpaid leave
of job
>
> * On return, we immediately sit down and re-work job
position so it's
> more of a work position vs a management position and have clear
> expectations of what may and may not be done/said as well as
what
> behavior will not be tolerated.
>
> * There is a very short leash for the next few months during
which
> time
> we will be having weekly meetings to review behavior and
progress as
> well as if at any time I see behavior that is inconsistent
with what
> needs to happen we will immediately stop whatever is going
on and go
> talk about it.
>
> I still don't know if I made the proper decision. I labored
over
> the
> firing all weekend making sure I was making the right
decision and not
> in haste, then made the decision Monday morning that it was
a 100%
> firing there would be no other outcome -- but it seemed like
there was
> genuine repentance and remorse and desire to get their life
fixed (vs
> just "crap I lost my job").
>
> As someone who's ultimate goal for any employee is that they
become a
> better person both at work and in their personal life, I
felt like I
> would be doing this person a disservice if I sent them on
their way
> and
> said "Go in peace, keep warm and well fed" but did nothing
for their
> physical needs.
>
>
> I figure time will quickly tell of the desire to change is
genuine or
> not, and as long as we have clear expectations and rules
laid out what
> harm can there be? The employee did do good work that I
myself hated
> doing, their ability to interact with others was just......
severely
> lacking.
>
> I think this may have been the "rock bottom" event some
people need in
> their life to smack them upside the face.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
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