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I know, looking at a cel phone is such a terrible crime that this guy deserved to get fired. The nerve of this guy! The company should probably have charged him with theft, too....for stealing a paycheck.
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No, looking at a cell phone isn't that terrible.
Showing a history of disregarding policy is though. If I say don't fill out the form in red pen, and then you ignore me and use the red pen, that's a problem. The red ink, probably isn't that bad, but the fact that you're choosing to ignore instructions is. This isn't a case of making a mistake at work and doing something wrong, it's a willful act of choosing to ignore a rule under the assumption that you won't get caught. In this case, the OP found out the hard way that you can't just ignore policy.
Also, I'd be surprised if this was the first time the OP used a cell phone at work. This is probably just the first time the supervisor saw it.
I know, looking at a cel phone is such a terrible crime that this guy deserved to get fired. The nerve of this guy! The company should probably have charged him with theft, too....for stealing a paycheck.
puh- leaz
Do you realize how silly this sounds? There was a poll done recently with 500 people and 50% of those surveyed said they worked in blocks of 15 minutes before checking their email, texting, and doing other things on their cell phones. Survey results showed that in companies with 1,000 employees or more, the company loses $10 million dollars a year on this. So if there are rules in place, there's a reason for it and you have a choice of either not working at a company with those rules, following those rules, or thinking you're above the rules and then getting fired. Your choice.
Or you could start your own company and allow your employees to do whatever they want.
Yup, best advice, when you call the head guy, apologize, take responsibility...and if you're fired, thank him for the time you were there, and that if he ever needs someone to fill in to call you.....and look for new work.
Don't burn bridges, don't make excuses, and be polite even if your guts are dying inside. You're human, and had a learning experience.
Do you realize how silly this sounds? There was a poll done recently with 500 people and 50% of those surveyed said they worked in blocks of 15 minutes before checking their email, texting, and doing other things on their cell phones. Survey results showed that in companies with 1,000 employees or more, the company loses $10 million dollars a year on this. So if there are rules in place, there's a reason for it and you have a choice of either not working at a company with those rules, following those rules, or thinking you're above the rules and then getting fired. Your choice.
Or you could start your own company and allow your employees to do whatever they want.
That survey is absolute garbage. Companies do not lose money this way, certainly not 10 million dollars, and anyone who says differently is either selling something or being deceived by someone that is.
Ridiculous that someone can't occasionally check their cel phone and still do their job.
The OP worked at an airport, where procedures are very important.
Which OTHER rules do y'all suggest they "relax"??
This is how I would handle this if I were the manager.
"Dude, I don't want to be a jerk and it may same silly, but they are strict about this stuff here. It's an airport. Please don't put me in the position of catching you again, because I'm really supposed to write you up and send you home, which I'll have to do next time even though I really don't want to. I know you probably didn't realize it was such a big deal here, so I'll let it go."
Problem is going to be solved 99% of the time in my experience. Speaking as someone that has years of experience in management.
This is how I would handle this if I were the manager.
"Dude, I don't want to be a jerk and it may same silly, but they are strict about this stuff here. It's an airport. Please don't put me in the position of catching you again, because I'm really supposed to write you up and send you home, which I'll have to do next time even though I really don't want to. I know you probably didn't realize it was such a big deal here, so I'll let it go."
Problem is going to be solved 99% of the time in my experience. Speaking as someone that has years of experience in management.
Sounds professional! And I love the part about asking the employee to follow a rule when the employee was already written up.
Guess they would be firing two people given this scenario.
This is how I would handle this if I were the manager.
"Dude, I don't want to be a jerk and it may same silly, but they are strict about this stuff here. It's an airport. Please don't put me in the position of catching you again, because I'm really supposed to write you up and send you home, which I'll have to do next time even though I really don't want to. I know you probably didn't realize it was such a big deal here, so I'll let it go."
Problem is going to be solved 99% of the time in my experience. Speaking as someone that has years of experience in management.
And how do you know that isn't what the first write up was about? OP has already shown that getting a write up while new to a job doesn't stop breaking of rules.
Companies don't lose money due to lower productivity? Brilliant.
I didn't say that. AKA 'strawman argument'.
I said companies don't lose money, certainly not 10 million dollars, because their employees check their cel phones every now and again. It is asinine to argue that employees cannot do their job and look at their cel phones every now and again.
But really, I think you know what I meant.
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