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Site members can create their own journals and post comments. | Caught In the Act 08-15-2006 at 09:02 am
I have one person who works for me. She's competent and hardworking. We had a large fundraising event on Sunday and as a reward for her good work, I gave her yesterday off. But I've just caught her in a most awkward lie. She left a voicemail that said she wouldn't be in today because she has a migraine and back pain. Truth is, I have it from reliable sources that she's not home at all--she's been in Atlantic City with her husband since yesterday. Now in larger companies, this would be simple case of "sry, u lied to yr boss, GTFO." But we're small and I depend on her for a great deal.
So...Do I drop the hammer on her or look the other way? By the way, MY BOSS also knows she's playing hooky. What to do...what to do???
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ghostrider 08-15-2006, 09:06 am
Who hasn't done that, really ? That being said, fire the bitch.
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FutileResistance 08-15-2006, 09:26 am
Technically, she could have a migraine and back pain from all the humpin she's been doin in Atlantic City.
Your inquiring mind needs to know.
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dent 08-15-2006, 09:29 am
Fuck it, I'm sure you bullshitted to get days off without a hassle. She's trying to save her job but have a bit of fun at the same time.
Some bosses can be a huge dick, or some can be the "cool boss". PICK ONE.
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vasudeva 08-15-2006, 09:30 am
Not that I've had to manage people, but if she had the sick time coming to her, and didn't knowingly flake out in the middle of something crucial, who cares about the reason given? Plenty of people call in and claim headache when they just want to chill at home for the day; this doesn't seem substantially different.
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ghostrider 08-15-2006, 09:47 am
Fire her just because you can.
As the old saying goes 'Power corrupts..beautifully'.
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vasudeva 08-15-2006, 09:55 am
Jeez, you're such a jewtler.
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Clavis_Apocalypticae 08-15-2006, 10:34 am
Whoa.
That should read "Trying-To-Save-My-Job" sex. WTF?
MOAR COFFEEE
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LORDKAHUNA 08-15-2006, 10:43 am
I'd say let her slide for a couple of reasons:
1) Truth is, I have it from reliable sources that she's not home at all--she's been in Atlantic City with her husband since yesterday. This can be viewed as creepy gestapo tactics. As a boss myself I'd plug my ears to the 'source' and make "naaaa naaaa" noises. The system asks for a reason to take a sick day and she provided one, leave it at that, unless every other employee is under the exact same scrutiny when they phone in sick.
2) What Vas said.
3) This might hurt a bit, but you might want to explore why she couldn't straight up ask for the time off.
4) Firing people sucks dude, it makes you old before your time, makes you hate your job, makes you stay up at night wondering if their kids will be ok, etc. If you have the oppurtunity to let someone slide it feels awesome, and you get "leverage over the man-animal".
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jwalker 08-15-2006, 11:09 am
Be cool, man - that's what sick days are for.
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ragoo 08-15-2006, 11:11 am
Thank you. Sound advice, from (mostly) all. The Linkswam human resources team has spared her job. I will task her to provide Jell-O shots and rimjobs for all.
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Crackalackin 08-15-2006, 11:18 am
Ragoo,
This is hardly something worth firing over, especially if she's valuable.
Ask her how she feels, then tell her that you know about Atlantic city and that lying is bad. Let her know that you considered firing her because of lying, but don't.
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mundhra 08-15-2006, 12:09 pm
Ask her how she feels, then tell her that you know about Atlantic city and that lying is bad. Let her know that you considered firing her because of lying, but don't.
i can see that turning shit super-awkward. i would definitely leave out the 'i'm holding an axe over your head and could drop it at any second' talk.
if you need to address it, i'd approach it along the lines of 'i heard some stuff that i would rather not have. regardless of whether it's true, i hope i'm the type of manager you can come to and be honest with about anything' (ala lk's point 3).
did you discuss this with your boss?
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SexNinja 08-15-2006, 12:18 pm
Call her into your office and punch her right in the nose, then say "bitch this is how things is done at chaotictruth dot com, booya"
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vasudeva 08-15-2006, 12:24 pm
Brilliant idea. Tell her she's a fat complacent web-surfing American, America is in serious trouble until it learns to think for its fat self, that she's very fat, that God doesn't exist (she will faint here, requiring you to kick her extremely fat body out of your office) and that Bush is a liar. And that she is massively fat. And that's the Chaotic Truth, BITCHES. And burn some bibles. And then crank the extreme rap-metal and film yourself painting a shed. Toss in some lizards for effect. No fat-ass lizards though.
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ragoo 08-15-2006, 12:41 pm
mundhra: my boss's words to me were "you handle that." So I will, but I'm not gonna can her for taking an extra day off. I like the approach of asking her to level with me about why she didn't ask for the time off. Maybe as a bonus I'll give her a case of the guilts.
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fl_projekt 08-15-2006, 01:09 pm
Eh, I've been there before in your position. When she gets back just let her know that you know she was in AC and just ask her to be honest in the future. Your not a bad person for calling your boss and telling them your gonna burn a sick day because you want to do something else, that is, IF you have the sick time available. Also, if it wans't in the middle of something seriously deadline related that will now fail because she did the hookie thing I wouldnt worry about it. Be cool with your subordinates, they are the ones that make you shine in the end.
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uart 08-15-2006, 02:23 pm
I'm going to have to agree with Vas here.
Don't fire her, just give her crap about it.
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baesparza 08-16-2006, 03:18 am
Tell her that you'll overlook her egregious lie and not fire her if she will only kill YOUR boss. Tell her it was his idea in the first place. Stay as close to the truth as possible and lie, lie, lie.
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qwerty 08-16-2006, 03:49 am
if she does something like this again. Come to me first. Next time I want in on the rimshots and jello sh0tz
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Dumbskull 08-16-2006, 09:04 am
I thought this was going to be a story about the female co-worker who worked really hard and as a reward you allowed her to suck your cock before you bent her over the table in the conference room… and then the door opened and the office fart farmers shuffled in for the meeting that you forgot all about and you were both caught in the act.
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vasudeva 08-16-2006, 10:16 am
Sadly, no. Looks like you'll be masturbating to the same old wombat pictures for now.
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Acidburn 08-16-2006, 11:10 pm
"So...Do I drop the hammer on her or look the other way?"
You played hookie too so fess up and help a nigger out y0!
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