A co-worker was fired yesterday for playing with his cell phone (job, paid)
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Apparently, he had some productivity issues and our boss set up a little hidden camera behind his desk where he couldn't see it.
He was called into our boss's office and was shown a video of him playing with his phone instead of working. According to our boss, he was spending hours messing with his phone each day and when he heard someone walking towards him, he would hide it.
I did hear my boss call him a lazy bum, which he is. That's a tough learning experience though.
He shouldn't have been playing on his cell phone. Sorry, not a lesson you should learn on the job.
True. Imagine if you have boarded a flight that is scheduled to take off at 10:00 a.m. You see the captain sitting in one of the seats, playing with his cell phone. At 10:30 a.m., half an hour late, he goes into the cockpit and announces on the loudspeaker "Sorry for the delay, everyone. I was busy playing Tetris. We should be able to take off soon."
Apparently, he had some productivity issues and our boss set up a little hidden camera behind his desk where he couldn't see it.
He was called into our boss's office and was shown a video of him playing with his phone instead of working. According to our boss, he was spending hours messing with his phone each day and when he heard someone walking towards him, he would hide it.
I did hear my boss call him a lazy bum, which he is. That's a tough learning experience though.
Your boss would hate our office. People are always playing on their phones. We have a contractor who is being paid well north of $100/hr who spends most of his day playing with his phone or surfing the internet...and when he's not doing that, he's trying to engage others in conversation about how to seduce "hot chicks." (I'm female and he doesn't talk to me that way, but he does sometimes do it with other women in the office.)
No joke.
I never say anything about it because I'm not his boss and he does do the work assigned to him. Clearly he is not being assigned enough work to keep him busy (or we don't need him).
Your boss would hate our office. People are always playing on their phones. We have a contractor who is being paid well north of $100/hr who spends most of his day playing with his phone or surfing the internet...and when he's not doing that, he's trying to engage others in conversation about how to seduce "hot chicks." (I'm female and he doesn't talk to me that way, but he does sometimes do it with other women in the office.)
No joke.
I never say anything about it because I'm not his boss and he does do the work assigned to him. Clearly he is not being assigned enough work to keep him busy (or we don't need him).
That sounds like a poorly managed organization. I am busy from the time I show up in the morning until I leave in the afternoon. If I weren't, I would become seriously concerned about job security.
Getting paid $100/hr. to do nothing? Someone will wise up and give him the boot. Hopefully he's saving his money in the meantime.
That sounds like a poorly managed organization. I am busy from the time I show up in the morning until I leave in the afternoon. If I weren't, I would become seriously concerned about job security.
Getting paid $100/hr. to do nothing? Someone will wise up and give him the boot. Hopefully he's saving his money in the meantime.
I don't really care if he has anything else lined up, I don't like him very much. He's a jerk.
Yes, this organization is very poorly-managed. Now that it's January, the job hunt is on FULL BLAST. It's only January 12th and we have several people already working out their notices.
My wife's place of work got so bad that the manager/boss had to enact a "no phones in the office" policy. There's some downtime every day, but people were leaving all the work till the last second possible and Sometimes not getting it done. So now they all get to sit and twiddle thumbs (my wife takes a book).
I expect the next thing to be cracked down on is use of business phones for personal calls.... seems like the problem people have simply switched their platform... would be better if they were fired so people who Wanted to work could have those jobs.
Apparently, he had some productivity issues and our boss set up a little hidden camera behind his desk where he couldn't see it.
He was called into our boss's office and was shown a video of him playing with his phone instead of working. According to our boss, he was spending hours messing with his phone each day and when he heard someone walking towards him, he would hide it.
I did hear my boss call him a lazy bum, which he is. That's a tough learning experience though.
Is covert surveillance in an office environment legal?
It's one thing having visible CCTV cameras in a room but quite another having unannounced hidden cameras spying on staff.
What other hidden cameras does this boss have? Ones that can peek up women's skirts or down blouses?
I think the fired guy should get some advise from his lawyer or union
Never happen at my office. Mgmt is the biggest offenders!
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Now that it's January, the job hunt is on FULL BLAST. It's only January 12th and we have several people already working out their notices.
