in for cherry poppin!!! What was the offense?
Were they doing what the CEO does?
Don't those things go bad after like 50 years or somethin?
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oh, nooooo.
He's a nice kid. Last year of college. He works here part time. He's got some ADD issues which are prohibitive to him actually finishing any project. Plus he's very inconsistant about when he can work, and therefore what he can do is limited because I can't count on him being here.
Not very professional imo.
what's not professional?
Bragging about firing the kid.
I wouldn't know, grandpa.
Bragging about firing the kid.
You're serious?
lol
a. i'm not bragging to HIM.
b. I'm pretty sure that how I act on a chat forum does not reflect how professionally I do my job.
c. I didn't insult him, call him names, or say anything rude about him at all. in fact, I said he's nice.
d. lol
I thought you were going to let me do that..i get to fire someone.
wooo hooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
b. I'm pretty sure that how I act on a chat forum does not reflect how professionally I do my job.
well, we got it over with.
I didn't want to make the kid come all the way in, just to let him go, so the HR woman and I had a conference call with him.
it was not hard because we left it on good terms and he knew he didn't have much to do here and was having trouble focusing on work and school. I told him to call us when he has chunks of time- summers and other breaks, and definitely when he graduates. So he was cool with that.
well, we got it over with.
I didn't want to make the kid come all the way in, just to let him go, so the HR woman and I had a conference call with him.
it was not hard because we left it on good terms and he knew he didn't have much to do here and was having trouble focusing on work and school. I told him to call us when he has chunks of time- summers and other breaks, and definitely when he graduates. So he was cool with that.
it's a lot of responsibility firing someone..
It is within your power to really help him, make a difference....
that's the challenge to you..
Are you a jedi?
it's a lot of responsibility firing someone..
It is within your power to really help him, make a difference....
that's the challenge to you..
i get to fire someone.
wooo hooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!


don't use the Michael Scott school of thought on this one. lol
I should have changed the location of the meeting a few times, shouldn't I?
I would feel terrible if he had a family, but he's still in college... he'll be fine.
i get to fire someone.
wooo hooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
oh, nooooo.
He's a nice kid. Last year of college. He works here part time. He's got some ADD issues which are prohibitive to him actually finishing any project. Plus he's very inconsistant about when he can work, and therefore what he can do is limited because I can't count on him being here.
I never enjoy firing someone that is trying!
im not like donald trump who enjoys saying your fired, instead i would say your hired.
First of all, I'm all about businesses doing what they need to do to remain competitive when it comes to lower-quality employees.
But you do realize that by referring to him as "some ADD issues", you've acknowledged a recognized disability and he qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities Act, don't you? Unless you have reached-out to him and made "reasonable accomodations" to help him deal with his condition at work, you just violated the law.
Another great example is alcoholism. You can show-up to work drunk and I can fire you. But once you come into my office and confess that you are an alcoholic and seeking treatment, the water gets muddy in one hell of a hurry.
We need HR on this one! Doesn't stilleto have some obligation to an employee she openly acknowledges as ADD?
HR stands for heather rae, not Human resources.
btw YOU do realize that just because *I* say he has some ADD issues doesn't mean that a doctor has, right? or that he's even mentioned them to me at all, right? You realize that he didn't "confess" anything to me, or that he's being let go because of his supposed ADD issues- he's being let go because we don't have enough work for him and he doesn't complete the projects he has and because he's in college, I never know when he'll even be here.
Plunkster, I know you're rather uptight, but you don't have to take EVERYTHING literally. I didn't say "I know he has ADD", and he's not covered under the american's with disabilities act.
lol
Remember I'm on your side on this one. I personally believe in at-will employment (which may be too extreme for you or even for most people).
But if you or he have ever made a joke about having an "ADD moment" or an "ADD day" or anything related to a disability, you'd be shocked what a good ambulance-chaser can do with it. Just mix-in a few anecdotal stories about noisy cubicles or work areas... hectic hallways... random interruptions... blah blah. Then explain how mean 'ole stilleto wouldn't listen to his concerns about being too easily distracted. Then point-out that perfectly empty supply closet down the hall that he kept kidding about being "his office" -- but maybe he wasn't kidding. And then let's talk about the emotional trauma brought-on by him being fired at such an impressionable age. You wrecked him during the most important inflection point in his life!
Hey! I love this guy's case. PM me his personal info. You're going dooooooooown! I'll see you in court.
lol. i understand you- sorry if i seemed snotty in my reply.
he's never told me he has ADD. I just see it. he is (was) basically an intern that we paid like $10 an hour, although he had all these grandiose ideas about his worth at the company.
He may not even realize he's been let go completely, because i told him to call us during his breaks from school and when he graduates.
i'm more diplomatic in person than i am here.![]()
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