Help with Situation Continued.......
drehil
207 Posts
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 08-09-07 AT 02:59PM (CST)[/font][br][br]HELP!!!! Supervisor has come back tuck tailed and requested job back. First reaction is to not reinstate him, but open to other suggestions.
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Was performance satisfactory?
Is he in a protected class?
How many others have you allowed to come back in the past?
The guy tried to push you around by playing hardball and he lost.
Move on. He's a hothead. He isn't fit to be a supervisor.
Remember, your job is to do what is best for the company. Rescinding the resignation may make points all around.
If he was just a so-so supervisor, follow your gut.
No way no how!
Unless of course there is a medical condition which excuses such behavior then you have a whole new set of problems.
But in this case, without knowing all the details, and without hearing a compelling reason to bring the supervisor back, I think its best to move forward.
He quit. Maybe he was bluffing. Either way, you called him on it. Now stick to your guns.
If you bring him back, it will be about 2 weeks before he starts telling other employees how you "begged him to come back".
Is the supervisor doing a good job and had simply reached his limit on how much he could take from what sounds like a high maintenance employee? Was "The he walks or I walk" statement one of total frustation, and this last episode the straw that broke the camels back or a macho way of saying "this employee scares the hell out of me". I would leave personal feelings aside and base my decision on the facts and what is best for the business.
I guess an employee with anger management issues who puts holes in the wall could be of greater value to the business then a good supervisor. However, I know I wouldn't like to be close by when this employee throws another temper tantrum holding a wrench in his hand. Nor would a "gee I am so sorry" do much for me right after he injured or killed anothr employee.
Most of the time I am a firm believer that once an employee resigns, I accept the resignation and move on. However, last year, we had a situation where in haste a manager in complete frustration resigned to his manager right on the spot. He contacted me about an hour later, and wanted to talk with myself and the CEO. Long story short, we reviewed both his actions and the actions of his manager. After a lot of discussions with both he and his manager about how things would be handled going forward and some minor restructuring (which made sense for the business), he returned to work, and has been doing well ever since.
Please let us know how things work out......