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There's a girl that works in my office that isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, so to speak. Anyway, new management doesn't like her and feels she's not too bright and has been making comments referring to her (only to certain people behind this girl's back and I'm one of the people they've made the comments to) as "@SShole", "that f**ker", "moron" among some other unkind words. They also make fun (behind her back) because she says words out of context and incorrectly all the time. They are setting her up and going to give her a job she cannot handle and know she will only fail at so that they can fire her. The one boss even said to another "consider it an early christmas present. I got rid of her for you"
I don't feel it's right, especially since there are numerous duties (even if a little menial) they can give her that she is capable of handing. She has been with the company for 15 years! I also know the woman is dyslexic and probably has a learning disability. She only has 1 write up and doesn't have poor attendance at all.
This kind of behavior is not at all uncommon these days. Consider it a thinning of the herd. With the employment situation being what it is, people feel that only the best should have the privilege of working, and anyone else can get lost. That is the attitude among HR, management, and even the common worker. Unfortunately, the unpopular also get lumped into the category of those who don't deserve the "privilege" of earning a paycheck. The modern day workplace is, more or less, just a popularity contest. It's like a continuation of high school really. Adults who have not fully grown up.
What do I think about it? Yea, it's disgusting. It's just another example of the sorry state of the modern workplace, and society.
They are setting her up and going to give her a job she cannot handle and know she will only fail at so that they can fire her. The one boss even said to another "consider it an early christmas present. I got rid of her for you"
No professional manager in his right mind would give an incompetent (perceived incompetent) employee an assignment they believe they could not handle. If the junior employee screwed up the assignment, it would be the manager's arse for assigning it to her when it could have easily have been assigned to somebody more competent.
If they are worried about a discrimination lawsuit for some reason, this might be a strategy to get rid of her and not have to worry about that... give her a difficult assignment that she will mess up but in a way which can't really harm the company, then fire her.
Since she's incompetent, I wouldn't worry too much about this. She deserves to get fired, they are just doing it in a mean way. Maybe they should be nicer about it, but the end result will be the right one, and the overall workplace will be improved as a result.
This kind of behavior is not at all uncommon these days. Consider it a thinning of the herd. With the employment situation being what it is, people feel that only the best should have the privilege of working, and anyone else can get lost. That is the attitude among HR, management, and even the common worker. Unfortunately, the unpopular also get lumped into the category of those who don't deserve the "privilege" of earning a paycheck. The modern day workplace is, more or less, just a popularity contest. It's like a continuation of high school really. Adults who have not fully grown up.
What do I think about it? Yea, it's disgusting. It's just another example of the sorry state of the modern workplace, and society.
Or it could be a complete fabrication that some people are all too willing to accept to back up their belief that all companies and managers are mean, vicious and uncaring people.
Or it could be a complete fabrication that some people are all too willing to accept to back up their belief that all companies and managers are mean, vicious and uncaring people.
I am friendly with the one who is setting this all up, so I heard it straight from her mouth. Otherwise, I would have never known anything about it! HR and a couple managers are in on it.
That isn't very logical. They could save the effort and just make up a reason if they are going to manufacture one to start with.
I would think if it were that easy, they'd just do it. They obviously don't have enough write-ups and know if they just make up a reason the girl will question it and fight it. No one in their right mind will sign a write up for some made up sh*t by some ***hole manager - and management knows that!!
I don't think managers can just fire anybody without proper documentation such as write-ups signed and acknowledged by the employee. The employee has to be given a fair chance and it has to be brought to an employee's attention that there is in fact either a problem with their job performance or whatever the issue is so the employee can then have the opportunity to correct the problem. Aren't I correct?
Last edited by WestSideGirl310; 08-12-2011 at 05:59 AM..
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