LindaE
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Sorry, I meant I hoped this wouldn't happen to us again anytime soon! Unless I heard wrong, there is a mediation date set for THIS FRIDAY! Maybe I'm paranoid, but I don't want to participate and run the risk of messing up. I'm generally not kept …
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I'm pretty sure the boss will talk with our attorney (he posted this thread). I'm wondering if observers are allowed. I know the employee and this situation very well, and I really want to learn from this proceeding. Hopefully we won't hit this s…
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VERY good advice, and more compassionate than my knee-jerk response would've been. Please let us know how this turns out! Linda
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The others are right. I've questioned this, too, but have realized that this is one mess I don't have to clean up. If I see something unusual when a W4 is filled out I do confirm that the individual understands what he/she has written, but beyond …
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Thanks everybody - empathy is better than Prozac! Don, how 'bout faxing me that steak? It'll go great with the chocolate bar you sent! I appreciate your support, and you all are right. This is small stuff not worth sweating, and this manual is go…
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Based on your post I can't see where that information is of any use to the managers. If they don't need it to perform their jobs, they should not have access to it. You're not off base. Each individual who uses a specific program here has limited…
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I've been criticized and given weird looks here when I refer to the guys as amigos, believe it or not. In this age of political correctness, to which I generally do not ascribe, any label can be miscontrued. I don't care. We like our guys, we tak…
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Hi, Crout, I understand your sensitivity to the use of the word "amigo" - we use it all the time, too! but in a respectful way. We refer to our Spanish speakers as amigos because we don't want to categorize or label them, and our guys don't want t…
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Thank you both! Yes, hrbanker, to answer your questions, their trip was informational/job related, and by voluntary I meant it was not a mandatory trip. We just had some motivated guys take advantage of a good opportunity. Thanks again for your h…
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Ditto to safety's post.
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We don't ask this on our app. I was taught not to ask this until the offer had been made. Please weigh in, gurus!
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Regardless of the complainer's performance, this guy is a jerk and a real liability. Sour grapes? Could be, but the employee's performance issues are a separate issue that you'll want to address as well. Follow your discipline policy and show the …
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Heck yeah, everyone's right. What the co. saves in overhead, they will pay in legal fees tenfold!
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The guys who have returned to us as a different person have often assumed someone else's legal identity, their dad, a brother, a friend, someone they know has valid ID. (Has this person's birthdate changed? That would be a good thing to check and …
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email me at [email]linda@insulatingservices.com[/email] - I'll forward you a copy of ours.
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Would you please email one to me to, at [email]linda@insulatingservices.com[/email] - thanks!
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Elle, please let us know how you handle this and the outcome. This is a problem for our company, a construction company founded and managed by good ole boys! We have no women in positions of authority, the guys are paid more and have better benefi…
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Don's right. Sounds like she isn't performing any kind of background checks, including verifying diplomas or SSNs. It's the process that stinks here, not the labor pool.
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I agree with Paul. Actions speak louder than words, and a decisive move by mgt. will be far more effective than any buzzwords or hugs. We are about to do the same thing with a group of four people in a production dept. here. Good luck!
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Our EAP is great. We are currently working on a series of brief sessions in which personal and professional stress and coping mechanisms will be discussed, as well as training for supervisors. I'm hoping this will boost our utilization rate. So f…
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I don't think you're all wet! I just had an employee come in my office, an hour late for his shift, and ask a "favor"! How much notice do you require for time off in non-emergency situations? If she's aware of your policy regarding supervisory ap…
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Until two weeks I was the lowest paid admin person except for the receptionist. We do not do evaluations, darn it! so I had to prepare my own proposal for an increase and take it to management myself. I wrote up my job description, submitted a yea…
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Sam, you're right. This behavior is certainly not limited to women! Around here in the testerone-laden world of construction, however, it is viewed as an honest assessment of a coworker, ambition, assertiveness (is that a word?) and is acceptable.…
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We have the same problems here among the women. In our case the problems are obvious: management has never sat anyone down and outlined what is expected in terms of productivity, performance, behavior, etc.; and the really big problem is the respo…
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Pork's suggestion to verify the info with SSA is a good one. What exactly did the background check say, "subject not found", or "no such person exists"? Interesting. Approximately 1 million illegals come to the US from Mexico alone, so Pork's poi…