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Boss: "Robert isn't a team player, let's contrive a reason to fire him so we don't have to pay unemployment."
by cmdrfred 10y ago
Boss: "Robert isn't a team player, let's contrive a reason to fire him so we don't have to pay unemployment."
- harryh 10y agoBack in the real world it's not unemployment that you're gonna worry about. It's how much severance you're going to pay him. Somewhere between 1 and 3 months. Which he'll use to take a nice vacation and then easily go get another job whenever he's ready. And you'll be down a talented employee that's hard to replace. Nice work!
- cmdrfred 10y agoWhat's your alternative? "Gee, Robert you have such pretty eyes... please do this report?" Intelligent, talented people don't fall for that kind of stuff in my experience.
- harryh 10y agoYou have to create an environment where Robert wants to do it before you even ask him.
- cmdrfred 10y agoHonestly, this sort of non-quantifiable magic reminds me of Office Space. "I have people skills! I am good with dealing with people can't you understand that! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNuu9CpdjIo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNuu9CpdjIo
- mywittyname 10y ago> What's your alternative? A good leader has a good answer to this question!
- user5994461 10y ago> What's your alternative? It's trivial really => You do nothing and get the fuck out of the way so Robert can do the job. Intelligent & Talended people will do the work. They don't need (nor want) a bozo to dictate their every move ;)
- totalZero 10y agoIf Robert is a superstar and he's tactful with his colleagues, then this will never happen.