Definition of insubordination

joej · April 2012

Does anyone have any authority for the propositions that doing something without the permission of one's supervisor or failing to follow the direction of a supervisor constitutes insubordination?

Thank you.

Paul in Cannon Beach · April 2012

Joej, welcome to the forum. I think you may need to clarify your question a little more.

NaeNae55 · April 2012

[QUOTE=joej;723865]Does anyone have any authority for the propositions that doing something without the permission of one's supervisor or failing to follow the direction of a supervisor constitutes insubordination?

Thank you.[/QUOTE]

World English Dictionary

insubordinate (ˌɪnsəˈbɔːdɪnɪt)
— adj
1. not submissive to authority; disobedient or rebellious
2. not in a subordinate position or rank

Paul in Cannon Beach · April 2012

I Googled "insubordination" and up came a bunch of pictures of Frank.

NaeNae55 · April 2012

I googled 'Paul in Cannon Beach' and it said something about you being a Twit.

\:D/

Paul in Cannon Beach · April 2012

If that is all that came up, I am happy with that.

ACU Frank · April 2012

I generally follow the premise that for something to rise to the level of insubordination, it requires the willful and conscious refusal to follow a direct order. For example, if you tell an employee to make sure they send a fax before they go home, and they don't send it, I would view that as insubordination if they made the conscious decision to disregard your directive, but not if they simply forgot.

Sharon McKnight SPHR · April 2012

[quote=joej;723865]Does anyone have any authority for the propositions that doing something without the permission of one's supervisor or failing to follow the direction of a supervisor constitutes insubordination?

Thank you.[/quote]

Joej,

Your first post! Welcome to the Forum. :welcome:

Sharon

sonny · April 2012

I agree with Frank on this one.

NaeNae55 · April 2012

I agree with Frank on this with one exception. People who habitually forget are not taking your authority seriously. I would call that insubordination too.

sonny · April 2012

People who habitually forget are not taking your authority seriously. I would call that insubordination too

I call that senior moments. . at least when it happens to me. .

Definition of insubordination

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