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[Blackberry Smoke]

Had a full-time employee (late 20s, four years of service) come to us this week and inform us she "hates" the job she is doing so she is going back to college in August to pursue a new degree but wants to "work three days a week until she graduates".

I thought this was an easy call but we actually had a divide amongst management as to what to do.

Thoughts?

 

[tjebarr]

So if you had a full-time employee come to you and tell you she had decided she hates the job she is doing (financial services) and never wants to do it again and has decided to go back to college to pursue a nursing degree but she "wants to stay on with us and work three days a week because she still needs to make her car payment" and wants us to "work with her around her schedule" until she graduates...…..what would you do?

Key points, average work performance and the position does require someone to be present five days a week during certain peak times of year with up to 50-60 hours per week the norm during certain time periods.

What's your response as an employer?

Replace her

 

[Gunny46]

So if you had a full-time employee come to you and tell you she had decided she hates the job she is doing (financial services) and never wants to do it again and has decided to go back to college to pursue a nursing degree but she "wants to stay on with us and work three days a week because she still needs to make her car payment" and wants us to "work with her around her schedule" until she graduates...…..what would you do?

Key points, average work performance and the position does require someone to be present five days a week during certain peak times of year with up to 50-60 hours per week the norm during certain time periods.

What's your response as an employer?

Thank you for your service and best wishes in your future endeavours.

 

[wvu2007]

Got to cut her loose. If she hates what she is doing then she probably won't give the necessary effort.

 

[Blackberry Smoke]

For me and the partner in charge of the office it was an easy call but we were surprised at the push back we got on some fronts. I think the thing that got me is the fact that she came to us with the attitude that we were somehow obligated (and/or she was entitled) to let her stay on and work those three day weeks until she graduated. From our standpoint (as well as hers) that's just not practical.

We ended up telling her she could stay until we hired someone to fill her position. The job was posted the next day and she promptly got pissed that we posted the position so quickly.

Just a strange generation we deal with anymore.

 

[WVU82_rivals]

"hates" it...

really ?

adios....

 

[Airport]

Pics!

 

[MountaineerWV]

Keep her. Train someone to replace her. Timing should work out for everyone involved.

 

[Airport]

For me and the partner in charge of the office it was an easy call but we were surprised at the push back we got on some fronts. I think the thing that got me is the fact that she came to us with the attitude that we were somehow obligated (and/or she was entitled) to let her stay on and work those three day weeks until she graduated. From our standpoint (as well as hers) that's just not practical.

We ended up telling her she could stay until we hired someone to fill her position. The job was posted the next day and she promptly got pissed that we posted the position so quickly.

Just a strange generation we deal with anymore.

Probably thought you would counter with more money. Anytime a patient tells me money isn't a problem, it always turns out to be a problem.