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Should I fire this guy?

7,411 1,848 August 25, 2011 at 10:15 AM in Chat
So the other day my buddy over at UPS sends me a resume.....from one of my own employees!!!

Here's the deal. I manage a small medical supplies company with about 25 or so employees. Well we have this one guy working in the loading bay that drives the fork lifts. He and the UPS guy are always going behind the building and getting stone. He thinks I don't know, but his poor job performance and blood shot eyes give it away

Anyway. The UPS guy is just as much of a stoner like I said, and he told my stoner employee about an opening driving lifts at the UPS distribution center near by. I guess my guy thinks he has an "in" at the company. Well my stoner must have put my email address instead of his on the resume because I just got an email from UPS thanking me for my resume, but the email was addressed to him.

What do you think? Should I fire this guy? I already had a meeting telling him he's not a good fit, but unfortunately I don't even have a monkey that can drive the lifts right now.

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08-25-2011 at 10:47 AM.
08-25-2011 at 10:47 AM.
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since when does mcdonalds need forklifts?
This has got to be the funniest message board I've ever been a part of. I wish the shows on television could all be like this.
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08-25-2011 at 10:55 AM.
08-25-2011 at 10:55 AM.


This is what you meant, right?
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08-25-2011 at 10:56 AM.
08-25-2011 at 10:56 AM.
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This has got to be the funniest message board I've ever been a part of. I wish the shows on television could all be like this.
I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize for bringing down the average of the rest of the Lounge.
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vec
08-25-2011 at 10:58 AM.
08-25-2011 at 10:58 AM.
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So the other day my buddy over at UPS sends me a resume.....from one of my own employees!!!

Here's the deal. I manage a small medical supplies company with about 25 or so employees. Well we have this one guy working in the loading bay that drives the fork lifts. He and the UPS guy are always going behind the building and getting stone. He thinks I don't know, but his poor job performance and blood shot eyes give it away

Anyway. The UPS guy is just as much of a stoner like I said, and he told my stoner employee about an opening driving lifts at the UPS distribution center near by. I guess my guy thinks he has an "in" at the company. Well my stoner must have put my email address instead of his on the resume because I just got an email from UPS thanking me for my resume, but the email was addressed to him.

What do you think? Should I fire this guy? I already had a meeting telling him he's not a good fit, but unfortunately I don't even have a monkey that can drive the lifts right now.
This actually sounds like a great excuse to get rid of some dead wood. He obviously doesn't want to work there since he is sending out resumes. This is only one that you have found out about. How many more could he have sent out there? Dump his ass while you can!
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MoveOutdaWay
08-25-2011 at 11:03 AM.
08-25-2011 at 11:03 AM.
You want to fire him because he's a applying for a new job?

Wait, because he gets during working hour. You should make all your employees go through a drug test. You can't just fire someone because you assume they are getting high because your employee comes back with blood shot eyes.

You coming on to this board to ask for advice on your own business is "poor management".
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08-25-2011 at 11:04 AM.
08-25-2011 at 11:04 AM.
Quote from MoveOutdaWay :
You want to fire him because he's a applying for a new job?

Wait, because he gets during working hour. You should make all your employees go through a drug test. You can't just fire someone because you assume they are getting high because your employee comes back with blood shot eyes.

You coming on to this board to ask for advice on your own business is "poor management".
You seem to be the only person that disagrees with him. Dontknow
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08-25-2011 at 11:05 AM.
08-25-2011 at 11:05 AM.
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08-25-2011 at 11:05 AM.
08-25-2011 at 11:05 AM.
Quote from MoveOutdaWay :
You want to fire him because he's a applying for a new job?

Wait, because he gets during working hour. You should make all your employees go through a drug test. You can't just fire someone because you assume they are getting high because your employee comes back with blood shot eyes.

You coming on to this board to ask for advice on your own business is "poor management".
Exactly
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08-25-2011 at 11:06 AM.
08-25-2011 at 11:06 AM.
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This has got to be the funniest message board I've ever been a part of. I wish the shows on television could all be like this.
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08-25-2011 at 11:07 AM.
08-25-2011 at 11:07 AM.
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Actually, it passed with flying colors laugh out loud


You went fishing and caught a shark laugh out loud
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08-25-2011 at 11:07 AM.
08-25-2011 at 11:07 AM.
Quote from MoveOutdaWay :
You want to fire him because he's a applying for a new job?

Wait, because he gets during working hour. You should make all your employees go through a drug test. You can't just fire someone because you assume they are getting high because your employee comes back with blood shot eyes.

You coming on to this board to ask for advice on your own business is "poor management".
Seriously, OP. You don't just suck at bossing. You suck at character.
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08-25-2011 at 11:07 AM.
08-25-2011 at 11:07 AM.
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Actually, it passed with flying colors laugh out loud
Iagree

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08-25-2011 at 11:08 AM.
08-25-2011 at 11:08 AM.
Quote from chewspam :
So the other day my buddy over at UPS sends me a resume.....from one of my own employees!!!

Here's the deal. I manage a small medical supplies company with about 25 or so employees. Well we have this one guy working in the loading bay that drives the fork lifts. He and the UPS guy are always going behind the building and getting stone. He thinks I don't know, but his poor job performance and blood shot eyes give it away

Anyway. The UPS guy is just as much of a stoner like I said, and he told my stoner employee about an opening driving lifts at the UPS distribution center near by. I guess my guy thinks he has an "in" at the company. Well my stoner must have put my email address instead of his on the resume because I just got an email from UPS thanking me for my resume, but the email was addressed to him.

What do you think? Should I fire this guy? I already had a meeting telling him he's not a good fit, but unfortunately I don't even have a monkey that can drive the lifts right now.
He's getting high on the job and he's your lift operator? Are you insane? Of course you fire him. When he drives that lift off your dock, he'll own your company instead of your employer.

As for firing him because he sent out a resume? This isn't medieval Europe. Employees have the right to find other opportunities and seek other employment without being terminated for it. This is America, and your employee isn't a slave or a serf.

As for having a lift operator, find someone to teach you how to run it. Then hire someone who is actually skilled at it. Find time to practice after work so your staff won't know you are clueless on a lift.

(I actually ran my forks through an adjacent office the first time I got on one of my old lifts. Apparently my operator was so skilled that he could run it with bad brakes. I can't tell you how embarrassing it is to poke a hole in the wall and through someones desk. (At least I owned both)).

(Also why I suggest practicing after hours. There was a lot of employee grinning going on for weeks after).
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08-25-2011 at 11:08 AM.
08-25-2011 at 11:08 AM.
Quote from vec :
Actually, it passed with flying colors laugh out loud


You went fishing and caught a shark laugh out loud
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Seriously, OP. You don't just suck at bossing. You suck at character.
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Iagree
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08-25-2011 at 11:09 AM.
08-25-2011 at 11:09 AM.
Quote from MoveOutdaWay :
You want to fire him because he's a applying for a new job?

Wait, because he gets during working hour. You should make all your employees go through a drug test. You can't just fire someone because you assume they are getting high because your employee comes back with blood shot eyes.

You coming on to this board to ask for advice on your own business is "poor management".
boy are you going to feel stupid when you figure this out......

its ok,
you are.
LMAOLMAO
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