Post by Rudy R. Racine on Feb 25, 2016 22:45:11 GMT
What assumptions are present in this scenario?
I think assumptions are being made by both the employer and the employee in the video. During the hiring process, I think the employer makes more assumptions than her new hire. It seems to me that she assumes he is fully aware of the policies and he understands the consequences of breaking those policies. In addition, she assumes that he is listening to her. In my opinion, it seems as if he is saying everything she wants to hear in hopes of receiving the job offer, and it does not seem like he is paying close attention to what she’s actually talking about.
During the firing, I think most of the assumptions are being made by the employee. The employee assumes that his behavior is acceptable and that she will sympathize with what he is going through. He also assumed that he would not be at risk of losing his job by using the car for personal use, arriving late to work, and missing mandatory meetings.
How would you respond?
If I were the employee I would respond a little differently during the hiring process. From the employee’s perspective, it is easy to perceive that the employer is rushing through the company’s policies and procedures. As the employee, I would respond to this by listening intently and doing my best to refrain from interrupting the employer while she explained the policies. In addition, I would ask the employer to provide me with the policies and procedures in writing to ensure that I understood everything that was covered.
I think the employer responded in the correct way during the firing, and I would not do anything differently in response to the employee’s claims that “it’s not fair”. I think the meeting could have gone smoother if the employer took her time to go over the policies and procedures during the hiring, and if she asked the employee to sign a document listing the policies and procedures after she reviewed them. I think this could have either prevented the need to terminate his employment, or just simplified the process of terminating his employment.
What would you do?
As mentioned above, if I was the employer, I would take my time during the hiring process to ensure that the employee understood all of the policies being reviewed, and knew what the consequences would be if they were not followed.
From the employee’s perspective, I would listen more intently and interrupt less as the employer is reviewing the policies. I would also ask more questions to ensure that I was aware of what would happen if any of the policies were broken.
What questions did you ask yourself in coming to your conclusion?
When coming to my conclusion, I asked myself if the employer was aware of all of the challenges the employee brought up during the firing, such as the need to respond to issues with his sick child and the need to pick up a relative from prison. I also asked myself if the company had an onboarding process where policies and procedures were covered in more detail with new hires because it seemed like the employer rushed through them during the hiring process.
I think assumptions are being made by both the employer and the employee in the video. During the hiring process, I think the employer makes more assumptions than her new hire. It seems to me that she assumes he is fully aware of the policies and he understands the consequences of breaking those policies. In addition, she assumes that he is listening to her. In my opinion, it seems as if he is saying everything she wants to hear in hopes of receiving the job offer, and it does not seem like he is paying close attention to what she’s actually talking about.
During the firing, I think most of the assumptions are being made by the employee. The employee assumes that his behavior is acceptable and that she will sympathize with what he is going through. He also assumed that he would not be at risk of losing his job by using the car for personal use, arriving late to work, and missing mandatory meetings.
How would you respond?
If I were the employee I would respond a little differently during the hiring process. From the employee’s perspective, it is easy to perceive that the employer is rushing through the company’s policies and procedures. As the employee, I would respond to this by listening intently and doing my best to refrain from interrupting the employer while she explained the policies. In addition, I would ask the employer to provide me with the policies and procedures in writing to ensure that I understood everything that was covered.
I think the employer responded in the correct way during the firing, and I would not do anything differently in response to the employee’s claims that “it’s not fair”. I think the meeting could have gone smoother if the employer took her time to go over the policies and procedures during the hiring, and if she asked the employee to sign a document listing the policies and procedures after she reviewed them. I think this could have either prevented the need to terminate his employment, or just simplified the process of terminating his employment.
What would you do?
As mentioned above, if I was the employer, I would take my time during the hiring process to ensure that the employee understood all of the policies being reviewed, and knew what the consequences would be if they were not followed.
From the employee’s perspective, I would listen more intently and interrupt less as the employer is reviewing the policies. I would also ask more questions to ensure that I was aware of what would happen if any of the policies were broken.
What questions did you ask yourself in coming to your conclusion?
When coming to my conclusion, I asked myself if the employer was aware of all of the challenges the employee brought up during the firing, such as the need to respond to issues with his sick child and the need to pick up a relative from prison. I also asked myself if the company had an onboarding process where policies and procedures were covered in more detail with new hires because it seemed like the employer rushed through them during the hiring process.