EE looking for job on Co. time
sk8n
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I have learned that an employee (exempt) is working on her resume and cover letters, etc. on her computer in her office, during work time. Because all ees keep time allocation records for distributing time to different department categories, her reports state that she is working on specific projects during the times her computer files say she is actually doing personal business. Now I know that an employee is entitled to look for a job elsewhere anytime she chooses, and it's no surprise that this particular ee is doing it -- she has a 'bad attitude' most of the time, takes excessive sick leave, is chronically late (5-10 min), leaves early (5-10 min), takes long lunches, has an attitude of entitlement or expectation of leniency -- in other words a poor work ethic. But she does the rudiments of her job well. #-o
There have been times I've come very close to letting her go -- she is not irreplaceable, (although it would take some time.) But when I have talked to her about "attitude" there are some improvements for a while. Now we're on a downturn again.
I would really like to let her go--especially now that she is using company time and property to search for another job. Is this reason enough?
What would you do?
There have been times I've come very close to letting her go -- she is not irreplaceable, (although it would take some time.) But when I have talked to her about "attitude" there are some improvements for a while. Now we're on a downturn again.
I would really like to let her go--especially now that she is using company time and property to search for another job. Is this reason enough?
What would you do?
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Ours is pretty clear that the office equipment is for business use only....she would be violating our policy and could be terminated.
good luck!
My $0.02 worth.
DJ The Balloonman
By the way, she has been out sick yesterday and today and has no sick time available to her for these two days.
be sure to turn in her keys,
and escort her out before she can do any damage to your data files.
>employee is entitled to look for a job
>elsewhere anytime she chooses," - They are entitled??? I thought we were paying them wages to work for us, not look for other jobs. :-?
-- she has a 'bad
>attitude' most of the time, takes
>excessive sick leave, is chronically
>late (5-10 min), leaves early (5-10
>min), takes long lunches, has an
>attitude of entitlement or expectation
>of leniency -- in other words a poor
>work ethic. "
She appears to be a regular buffet of termination reasons to me. Pick one and move on. Falsifying company records works for me. She obviously is ready to move on, give her the push she needs and then she can focus all her time on finding other work. x;-)
>employee is entitled to look for a job
>elsewhere anytime she chooses,"
- They are entitled??? I thought we were paying them wages to work for us, not look for other jobs..."
Keyword here being "elsewhere". And in that case, At-Will employment, anyone?
If she is engaging in fraudelent billings to your customers, that sounds pretty serious to me. I think one of the Tom Cruise movies even taught me that was an illegal practice for lawyers and enabled him to put the bad lawyers in jail.
Lawyer movies aside, if you can prove your allegations, terminate - you will probably even with the UI appeal when it gets to that.
So are you saying that if I let her go for violating a policy (misusing company's resources for personal benefit; falsifying time records) that we will have to pay her unemployment?
I will still go with termination because she could cause you a lot more in bad p.r. or damage to your data or reputation.