Leadership at Work
My Friend’s Son Quit With 30 Seconds Notice
At his performance review, they sought his commitment to an unbalanced life
Giving Management Hell
I am glad I am retired from corporate American. The latest generation of our children is giving them hell.
My friend’s son quit his job with literally 30 seconds’ notice, the time it took him to tell his boss goodbye. He graduated as a Mechanical engineer last year and was heavily recruited by Fortune 500 companies. He researched the companies carefully before accepting an offer.
The cause of his quitting was a 1-year performance meeting his boss held to discuss his commitment to the organization. His work was excellent, the junior engineer turned in his designs on time, and they worked; he was on time for work and seldom took off. He kept his shared engineering notes up to date for the team.
Working During Work Hours Only
The young man’s infraction was that he did not answer phone calls or emails after work hours. He was not available to work on weekends and seldom stayed late. He felt once his work was completed, he moved on to his next task. He did not volunteer to help other slower team members. The…
