In his business, he has to fire a new person everyday and it’s not as easy as it seems. He does a great job of firing employees who do not meet their expectations or do not fulfill their job duties. Today you risk lawsuits for firing an employee the wrong way. To avoid this problem, you must follow the right steps when firing someone. Before he fires an employee, he prepares both verbal speeches and written packets of information. He manages the situation quite well with being patient and not taking the employee’s verbal or physical abuse personally.
If I were in his position it would take me awhile to build up as much patients as he had for the job. On the other hand it is just a job and I shouldn’t take what the people are saying or doing personally either. I guess if you learn how to fire someone the right way, I will find the process should go more smoothly and hopefully I will rarely see backlash from disgruntled ex-employees. It’s important since I must protect myself as well as my business against potentially costly court battles. When firing an employee the goal is a peaceful resolution and I would try my best to do so.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
BOC: Getting Fired.
I got fired from my first job after high school. It’s now almost ten years ago, so I don’t have to tell the story at job interviews any more, but I was well and truly fired from my first real job, and it hurt like hell. My boss called me in to her office, and told me it would be my last day at that job. When I asked why, she gave me a bunch of reasons, some of which seemed accurate, some of which seemed unfair, and some of which seemed to have been chosen at random and bore no connection to me at all.
It turned out for the best – I actually hated that job, and I moved to across town six months later. But I still remember crying all the way home, and the way I could barely catch my breath for sobbing. I felt like the biggest screw-up in the world but I realized what I did wrong.
* I settled too soon, and was too loyal to my new job. I had no idea how long a job search actually takes. I was offered four other (better-sounding) jobs in the two weeks after I started work.
* I didn’t trust my feelings. I hated my job so much I had trouble getting out of bed in the morning; I thought I was just having trouble leaving with employment. I had no chemistry with my boss or the owner of the company. I didn’t like them, and I am sure they didn’t like me. I thought that’s just what the working world was like.
* I didn’t know anything about how to behave in an office. I was 17, and not some mature, confident 17. They had to teach me to put a cover sheet on faxes, and that it wasn’t okay to chat with my mom on the phone while I stuffed envelopes.
I have that I can’t be good at a job I hate. I don’t have to love my job, but despising it will inevitably make me screw up my work.
* Trust my gut. I knew going to work didn’t make me happy, but I thought I just needed to grow up. I should have trusted my own instincts, and figured out that office was a bad place for me. I also spent the last month of my job convinced I was going to be fired, and telling myself I was just paranoid. Right up until the moment I was fired.
* Getting fired can open doors. After my firing, I found a job in under a week. If I hadn’t been fired, I would have stuck around, doing work I hated and getting progressively more depressed. I was exceptionally lucky to find work so fast and I know that. But I also know now that getting fired is just a form of rapid change, and change is something you can turn to your advantage.
* I settled too soon, and was too loyal to my new job. I had no idea how long a job search actually takes. I was offered four other (better-sounding) jobs in the two weeks after I started work.
* I didn’t trust my feelings. I hated my job so much I had trouble getting out of bed in the morning; I thought I was just having trouble leaving with employment. I had no chemistry with my boss or the owner of the company. I didn’t like them, and I am sure they didn’t like me. I thought that’s just what the working world was like.
* I didn’t know anything about how to behave in an office. I was 17, and not some mature, confident 17. They had to teach me to put a cover sheet on faxes, and that it wasn’t okay to chat with my mom on the phone while I stuffed envelopes.
I have that I can’t be good at a job I hate. I don’t have to love my job, but despising it will inevitably make me screw up my work.
* Trust my gut. I knew going to work didn’t make me happy, but I thought I just needed to grow up. I should have trusted my own instincts, and figured out that office was a bad place for me. I also spent the last month of my job convinced I was going to be fired, and telling myself I was just paranoid. Right up until the moment I was fired.
* Getting fired can open doors. After my firing, I found a job in under a week. If I hadn’t been fired, I would have stuck around, doing work I hated and getting progressively more depressed. I was exceptionally lucky to find work so fast and I know that. But I also know now that getting fired is just a form of rapid change, and change is something you can turn to your advantage.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
EOC: Personal Freedom vs Union Membership
What would you do if you wanted to work for a company and you had to join the union to get the job?
If I really wanted the job I would join the union. I personally do not believe unions will help me accomplish my goals. I also don't believe they can help me with economic security. "Employee's join unions primarily because they believe unions will help them accomplish their goals". Labor unions seem to stand for the protection of their employees, and it is hard to argue that this is not a good thing. But, just like any other organization run by human beings, modern labor unions can be flawed. In recent legislation, there has been a great amount of argument over whether the power of labor unions should be restricted, or increased. Most recently, the Employee Free Choice Act, which moves to make the labor union system more easily accessible to employees, has been met with both expectancy and anger.
What if they called a strike over an issue you did not agree with?
If the union called a strike that I didn't agree with I would have to stand by the union. Being part of the union means you stand by them if you agree or not.
What other issues might concern you if you HAD to belong to get a paycheck?
If I had to get a paycheck none would concern me. I would want to continue to get my paycheck.
If I really wanted the job I would join the union. I personally do not believe unions will help me accomplish my goals. I also don't believe they can help me with economic security. "Employee's join unions primarily because they believe unions will help them accomplish their goals". Labor unions seem to stand for the protection of their employees, and it is hard to argue that this is not a good thing. But, just like any other organization run by human beings, modern labor unions can be flawed. In recent legislation, there has been a great amount of argument over whether the power of labor unions should be restricted, or increased. Most recently, the Employee Free Choice Act, which moves to make the labor union system more easily accessible to employees, has been met with both expectancy and anger.
What if they called a strike over an issue you did not agree with?
If the union called a strike that I didn't agree with I would have to stand by the union. Being part of the union means you stand by them if you agree or not.
What other issues might concern you if you HAD to belong to get a paycheck?
If I had to get a paycheck none would concern me. I would want to continue to get my paycheck.
BOC: History of labor unions in the United States
In the United States unionism in some form is almost as old as the nation itself. Crafts that form local unions in the late eighteenth and the early nineteenth century included printers, carpenters, tailors, and weavers. Their chief purpose was to keep up craft standards and to prevent employers from hiring untrained workers and importing foreign labor. (http://Infoplease.com/ce6/bus/A0861691.html) Thus begins the long and colorful history of labor unions in the United States. To some people, they conjure up thoughts of organized crime and gangsters like Jimmy Hoffa. To others, labor unions represent solidarity among the working classes, bringing people together across many professions to lobby for better rights, wages, and benefits. As of 2006, 15.4 million people were union members, and although union membership peaked in 1945, when 35 percent of the nonagricultural work force were union members, unions are still a powerful influence in the United States (and even more powerful in many other countries). They are also an important and fundamental part of the history of United States commerce and the country’s growth into an economic powerhouse. (http://money.howstuffworks.com/labor-union.htm) Today labor unions are generally thought of in a favorable manor, at least in Las Vegas. They provide stability in an economy that is far from it. Craft unions represent workers who essentially have the same skills or perform the same tasks. A union consisting solely of plumbers or electricians is a craft union. Industrial unions represent workers in given industries. (Managing Hospitality Human Resources, p.350) Industrial unions are found all over Las Vegas. They encompass such professions as bartending, food serving, and almost any other job found in a casino.
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