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Name and phone on the company website are for business. Did client articles publish her name without permission or was she strong armed into it.
If the employee doesn't want to be a media center of attention, then why are you forcing the issue. Dealing with media is really a management issue. Drive the two hours over to visit the reporter and do the interview because that falls within management's job. You said she's good and the clients love her. So let her do her job and have clients loving her.
^^^ This ^^^ Leave the women alone, maybe she has a good reason for avoiding the spotlight. Maybe she's in witness protection, maybe she is self conscious regarding something about her appearance. If she is a good worker and everyone likes her, then you would be short sighted to fire her because of this.
I have an employee that is rather difficult. Very negative, everything is a problem. The latest issue is as follows. A newspaper wants to do a lifestyles story on our company. The newspaper is located about 2 hrs from me and in this employees territory. In order to save me time commuting, I emailed her and told her the contact info for the reporter, and she could make arrangements.
The response was she does not authorize her name to be used in such reports. I sort of understand that she wants privacy, but I googled her name and there are many articles that include her name and position. These articles were generated by our clients. Her name and phone number appear on the company website. She helped create the website, so I know she is aware of this.
She is very good at her job. The clients love her. The problem is she wants to do everything her way. She acts as tho she is independent. Doesn't want to be part of the team.
Suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
I really don't think it's her job to do that interview. If she's your employee and this is for the Lifestyle section, then you should do it... not her.. She's just an employee.
You do come off as sounding like you'd like to have her fired though. Is that what the real issue is?
I really don't think it's her job to do that interview. If she's your employee and this is for the Lifestyle section, then you should do it... not her.. She's just an employee.
You do come off as sounding like you'd like to have her fired though. Is that what the real issue is?
I think this is what it's really about. New CEO. New manager. Find a justification to get rid of the old without having to pay. Setting up a situation to either get her to resign or fire for insubordination.
I have an employee that is rather difficult. Very negative, everything is a problem. The latest issue is as follows. A newspaper wants to do a lifestyles story on our company. The newspaper is located about 2 hrs from me and in this employees territory. In order to save me time commuting, I emailed her and told her the contact info for the reporter, and she could make arrangements.
The response was she does not authorize her name to be used in such reports. I sort of understand that she wants privacy, but I googled her name and there are many articles that include her name and position. These articles were generated by our clients. Her name and phone number appear on the company website. She helped create the website, so I know she is aware of this.
She is very good at her job. The clients love her. The problem is she wants to do everything her way. She acts as tho she is independent. Doesn't want to be part of the team.
Suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
This sounds like the interview was a job assigned to you and you are trying to pass it off to the other employee. You say you emailed her the contact info and told her she could make arrangements. Did you even ask her if she could or was willing to do it? Or did you just assume/demand she'd do it? Since she does not want to be a part of the story and it was originally your job task, 2 hour commute or not, it is your job to talk to the reporter. You just sound bitter that you weren't able to hand it off to her. Your last comment regarding her not wanting to be a part of the team and pretty much the sum of your last post of complaints about her, scream 'OP is bitter' to me. I don't know the relationship between the OP and the employee. However, from what has been said in this thread, it seems like the OP and employee are on a similar level rather than a manager/employee relationship.
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