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Did the boss’s offhand comments do him in? Jeff slid a sheet of paper across the desk to Candace as he spoke: “As you know, we’re under a hiring freeze, so I’ve made a list of additional duties I want you to handle. Any questions?” She scanned the list, shook her head and said, “Jeff, […]
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“Kathy, I just got your test results back and I’m sorry to say, you did a bit worse than I had hoped you would,” Supervisor Brett McDonald said. “Exactly how worse is a bit worse?” Kathy asked, anxiously. “You came in below the 80% cutoff,” Brett said. “And as you are well aware, when the […]
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Paula burst into Tim’s office and said, “So, I see I didn’t get promoted again.” Tim put down the report he was reading and replied, “No, I thought Linda was the better person for the job.” “Even though I’ve been doing the job for three months?” she asked. “And even though you told me I […]
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A supervisor gets in bind for questioning an older worker’s performance. Betsy got right to the point when she and Tim sat down: “Because we lost a couple of big accounts, we need to let someone go in our department. I’ve decided it’s you.” “I can’t say I’m surprised,” he grumbled. “You mean because of […]
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“Hey Kelsy,” Jack Lawler called out. “If you still plan on applying for the new position, today’s your last chance.” “Oh yes, how could I forget,” Kelsy sighed, looking up from her desk. “I don’t have an application from you yet,” Jack said, “so I wasn’t sure.” “Why should I apply for a job I already […]
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“Pam, I gave you three warnings about your performance,” Supervisor Roger White said calmly into the phone. “And your falling sales numbers speak for themselves. “It’s never pleasant having to let someone go,” Roger added. “But I haveto in your case. It’s strictly business.” “It’s strictly business as usual, don’t you mean?” Pam shot back. […]
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“You want to know what my problem is?” Malik said. “My problem is that you don’t like me very much.”Greg started to respond, but instead took a deep breath. Then he said evenly, “You’re saying that all those times I criticized your work or questioned your judgment, it was because I don’t like you?” “That’s […]
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HR manager Lynn Rondo was scrolling through resumes on LinkedIn when company attorney Eric Bressler walked into her office. “Got some bad news,” Eric said as he sat down. “Brianna Tarth is suing us. She’s claiming we fired her because of her race.” “That’s insane!” Lynn said. “We fired Brianna because she didn’t follow our […]
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“OK, I’ll admit I lost my cool and called Bill a loser and a junky in front of the others,” supervisor Mitch Hayes told his HR manager Carol Lumpkins. “But you have to understand,” Mitch continued, “Bill was impossible to manage. He showed up whenever. He was late every day and never finished any job.” […]
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Vince listened to the question from Rob, the HR manager, and then replied: “Yes, I did tell Anne to ‘be careful’ about getting pregnant. “Another employee had already left to have a baby, and I was just trying to explain that our staffing bind would get a lot worse if she got pregnant, too.” “Which […]
