Hired-n-Fired (was Re: [BC] oops)

[Mike McCarthy]

It's even more difficult when the situational conditions between the 
employee and the employer are just not in phase.  Like a really new guy who 
is having a hard time learning/adapting in the hot seat while everything 
goes on at 110% around him.  In today's clustered environment, new hires no 
longer have the "luxury" of learning a single plant or one AM/FM combo 
while cutting their teeth.  It's now 3, 4 or more stations and studios, 
computer network(S), plus multiple transmitters to learn day 1-7.

Having been on both ends of the employment gun, it's not good for either 
party when that decision is made.

MM


At 11:23 PM 1/28/2006 -0600, Sherrod Munday wrote
>On Saturday 28 January 2006 22:43, Rich Wood wrote:
> > >  Anytime I've had to "let someone go" it literally makes me ill.
> > >  Even a complete bozo who truly deserves to be fired with prejudice
> > >  probably has a wife, and maybe kids to feed.
> >
> > There's nothing worse than having to fire someone, regardless of the
> > family situation.
>
>I've heard it said:
>
>"It doesn't take a good manager to *hire* someone.  It takes a good 
>manager to
>*fire* someone."
>
>There's some truth in that -- it's easy to bring someone on (kind of like the
>honeymoon period of a marriage -- everything looks rosy).  It's a much
>tougher spot to be in when you realize that things aren't working out and
>that person needs to leave -- and then to do it with dignity and still
>respect the person and their life circumstances, regardless of their work
>performance.
>
>Every person, no matter their personality and character flaws, needs to be
>respected and loved.  After all, none of us are perfect, and we can all be
>grateful for the times we've been shown mercy instead of the punishment we so
>richly (no pun intended, Rich ;-) deserve.
>--
>Sherrod Munday <smunday at srnradio.com>
>Technical Director
>Salem Radio Network    (972) 831-1920
>
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