In 100 words state if you agree or disagree with the summary below and why? PLEA
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Question
In 100 words state if you agree or disagree with the summary below and why? PLEASE reframe from using Overuse of ambiguous terms such as it, this, and they should not be used.
A problem employee is defined as someone who causes problems within an organization. A problem employee can be defined using various examples. A problem employee can be an individual who calls off every pay day within an organization. He/or she has been called out on his/or her methods but continues to do it. Conducting weekly reports are requirements for some organizations, an individual never turning in paperwork when required is considered a problem employee.
Defining various methods of difficult employees is essential for an individuals understanding. The highest level for a difficult employee that will result in immediate termination is an individual threatening to kill his/or her boss if the individual doesn't get a position they applied for. In this specific situation, the individual stated to his/or her boss that if another individual gets the position he/or she applied for that he/or she was going to blow the building up and kill everyone in it. Verbal threats shouldn't be taken lightly as individuals are likely to act on them.
A medium level for a difficult employee that is considered serious and might not result in immediate termination depending on the severity is employee altercation within the office. Employees must conduct themselves in a professional manner while in the workplace. In some organizations employee altercation such as yelling or cursing at one another while in the office over a disagreement can lead to immediate suspension; while in some organizations the same things can lead to immediate termination.
A low level for a difficult employee that is considered serious but in some organizations will not result in immediate termination is a no call no show. In previous organizations of employment there were no verbal warnings for individuals when it came to no call no shows. In the previous organization, one no call no show was a written counseling, the second was a suspension, and the third was termination. No call no shows are very serious within all organization but some have policies that will lead up to an individuals termination.
Explanation / Answer
The discussion points to the real world scenarios, in organizations indeed there are several types of difficult employees. Though I agree to the categorization of the difficult employees ranging from High to low and the examples sighted in regards to each type, these examples and situations might be deemed High level of difficult employee in one industry or organization set up but not in another. Like the case of threatening to do harm is in most cases the trait of difficult employee of highest order in general corporate set up, but think of a boxer or a MMA coach and fighter set up, where in some practice goof up one person is threatened, this happens in the heat of the moment and might not be deemed a case for direct termination of the contract. Similarly no call no show is in most cases a mild offence with three lives as described but in case of a voluntary Not for profit teaching set up, this might not be considered so serious even though the person is still a difficult employee.
So the degree and the situation of difficult employee is dependent on the industry and set up, we can not generalize them across all industries as they are dependent on the requirement and need of the hour.