tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post4830884467827177835..comments2023-08-15T11:03:58.591-04:00Comments on Adventures in Sparkland: The Hire-Fire CycleSparkling Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-61103423696942013882015-06-28T01:16:52.566-04:002015-06-28T01:16:52.566-04:00I'm sorry about your co-worker. It's neve...I'm sorry about your co-worker. It's never easy to watch someone you care about decline like that, but you are absolutely right - as her employer, there is only so much you can do, and you cannot allow her behavior to disrupt the work environment of the other employees.<br /><br />I hope you've found the new teammate by now! It can be a process, sometimes, I know, but you're good at choosing the good ones. :)Vanessence7https://www.blogger.com/profile/01646810098972114169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-28901624631946501352015-06-09T07:25:48.739-04:002015-06-09T07:25:48.739-04:00Not an easy nor an enjoyable job to sack an employ...Not an easy nor an enjoyable job to sack an employee, especially a long-standing one. However, you faced up and did what you needed to do.<br /><br />Not quite the same, but I was once in charge of a department in Customs and Excise in Southend on Sea. There were thirty-six female clerical assistants doing a mundane job and mostly there was little or no problems - until one morning two of these girls tapped on my office door and presented me with a tricky situation.<br /><br />It seemed that one of the ladies, a more mature woman, was causing some upset in the workroom. I was told that she had an unpleasant body odour. What could I do about it! <br /><br />Thanks a bunch dearies. Anyway, I later asked the B.O. lady to have a chat with me in private. I didn't know her very well and as far as B.O. was concerned it was fairly 'mild' - but maybe to others in the workroom it was a lot stronger.<br /><br />I said something to the effect that "the other girls" are not too happy about your personal freshness... whereupon this lady started to cry. Oh dear, the water-works that such a message causes.<br /><br />She protested that she had a bath every day and I couldn't say anything about that, but sometimes that's maybe not enough, for certain individuals. <br /><br />She was obviously upset and I could not let her continue working right now. I said she should take the day off, and this would not be classed as absent. <br /><br />She left to go home. She never returned to work.<br /><br />I think she just packed it in and couldn't face up to working in the same place again. This was an embarrassing incident for all concerned and I found it difficult. Might have been slightly easier had it been a male colleague, but I'm glad it was a 'one-off' task in my history. PhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-7363176278950705262015-06-08T21:32:45.277-04:002015-06-08T21:32:45.277-04:00Congrats on finally getting the refund.
It's ...Congrats on finally getting the refund.<br /><br />It's tough to fire someone (almost impossible in the public sector) and even harder, IMO, to hire a qualified somebody for the job.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-56310573967987889972015-06-08T14:16:28.748-04:002015-06-08T14:16:28.748-04:00Good for you that you analyzed the situation and j...Good for you that you analyzed the situation and just got going with a solution. Sad for the lady though - hope she gets help.<br /><br />Somehow I missed your last post, but just read it. So glad you got a refund so quickly!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-27200272092135930432015-06-08T14:12:48.237-04:002015-06-08T14:12:48.237-04:00A very difficult situation, and mental health is h...A very difficult situation, and mental health is hard to deal with at the best of times. I hope your employee does get some help - does she have family support? Oh - this kind of situation is never easy for anyone. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-63091738921457102842015-06-07T22:56:07.074-04:002015-06-07T22:56:07.074-04:00The filing test is half of my job. In a law firm f...The filing test is half of my job. In a law firm filing is very particular, we have lots of subfiles and we have pleadings indexes and there are quite a few assistants who have had to go for not being able to handle the filing aspect of the job.<br /><br />Firing someone is tough but you gave her many chances it seems.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686450030075980690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-4904425381488744692015-06-07T16:12:54.681-04:002015-06-07T16:12:54.681-04:00I'm sorry to hear about the employee losing it...I'm sorry to hear about the employee losing it, Spark. I know it's never easy. Where I work, we actually have to transfer someone from our team to the other division with which we share the building. His job would be eliminated otherwise. Still, he's the last to know, and that's never fun. For anyone.<br /><br />I hope the new relationship will be fun and exciting for many years to come. :)DarcKnythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07007911811157251252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-24309440515740222372015-06-07T15:07:06.109-04:002015-06-07T15:07:06.109-04:00Nothing more attractive than a person that makes t...Nothing more attractive than a person that makes thing happen. It's just a case of finding them. <br /><br />It's never an easy job telling someone they are fired, I'm sure. I hope your new candidate turns out to be a winner, especially as you are hiring them!LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-23983970732384673202015-06-07T13:52:16.361-04:002015-06-07T13:52:16.361-04:00Oh... it's more than just a filing test. I mea...Oh... it's more than just a filing test. I mean I'm OCD so the paper simply must all be lined up perfectly. The staple must be in the upper left corner perpendicular to the top edge. And OMG if you had to remove a staple from the packet you must staple back through the same hole when putting the packet back together!!!!Warped Mind of Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15670039992710968421noreply@blogger.com