Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
...He has been top notch all day today. I pulled him aside and let him know that I noticed. He was grateful and happy that I noticed.
I've looked at most all of our screens today and have determined a few things I had suspected were the cause and have found a lot more damage that is very easy to see where it's coming from. There is definitely one person that lacks the concept of the team and I have enough evidence now to say with about 95% accuracy that he's the one doing the most damage to the screens. He's gone out of his way to make the other two look bad and that's almost on a daily basis. I know most of you are thinking why not just get rid of this problem employee, well, I do agree that it is what needs to be done but just trust me when I say it's more than a little complicated. I've complained about this guy a ton over the years, but when you really look at what good he's done, how hard he has worked you quickly come to realize that those kind of guys don't come around too often. I can set up jobs faster, I can print better, I can do everything that he can do but I have to be able and free to do other things and he allows me to do that. He's a headache to deal with most days, he's like dealing with a 15 year old emotional girl and damn is he sensitive as I've ever seen a man, but at the end of the day, he's loyal, he works hard, and he's apparently hard on equipment to be honest and if I can get him to take better care of the screens then he's going to stay. If he can't, at least I'll be able to sleep at night knowing I gave him more than a fair chance.I have a plan for tomorrow and boundaries will be set, expectations will be layed out and those who follow will be rewarded and if there is anyone that isn't on board then they will be let go. I'm going to give this guy a chance that he probably doesn't deserve but if it were either one of the other two guys working out back, it would be very easy to cut the cord. For all his bad points he's got some very good ones but I can't let him get away with damaging our equipment. His good has outweighed the bad up until the screen damage issue so now I'm giving him one last chance because with all we've been through at work and beyond, I feel he does deserve it. He's done things for this company that nobody else would or could have done and I've done things on his behalf at the shop and away that nobody else would do so I want to make sure I give him the opportunity to make things right. I hope I'm doing the right thing, but I'm going to do it nicely, politely, and firm. He's never been one to take criticism AT ALL, but it's time to act like men and get this handled. Wish me luck.And I'd love to hear Tony's take on this, fire away Tony.
MAKE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF YOUR PRINTER!!!!!!!. He is the root of your problem. 3 days on the beach with no pay should wake him up. Write his ass up for the attitude. Get out of the AC and show these guys how to do it...............
Quote from: JBLUE on August 15, 2013, 12:42:10 PMMAKE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF YOUR PRINTER!!!!!!!. He is the root of your problem. 3 days on the beach with no pay should wake him up. Write his ass up for the attitude. Get out of the AC and show these guys how to do it............... I'm all for this, remind them that you can still do it, and they are replaceable. Some people have to see that at times. You know "the boss never works" attitude.
He admits she is the rock of that place... I'm only barely f'ing with him.