Musks demands for effort were sustainable when the stock was doubling
every year _and_ products were being gobbled up like PEZ. I think
Tesla is going to be struggling with employee problems if the stock
stays stuck like it is now for a year. It happens to every startup
that doesn't have unicorn DNA. After the IPO the washout of everyone
that burned both ends and has their vest complete is epic. The number
of employees at Tesla that are ready to go postal must be massive.
What happened with the supercharger division is just a sneak peak.
On 9/16/24 8:56 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
Based on Internet posts, one thing Gen XYZ seems to understand is that
a PIP (performance improvement plan) or CAP (corrective action plan)
basically means you’re getting fired and should start your job search
now. They don’t take it as a wake up call to improve.
Over the past decade or two, loyalty and trust between employers and
employees seems to have mutually gone to zero. The idea of a “career”
or working at the same place for years is gone, and both sides blame
the other. Big corporations that regularly overhire and then lay off
to appease shareholders don’t help. Yet billionaire owners like Musk
expect “extreme hardcore” effort from employees who sleep on the
floor. Seems like local small businesses and family owned businesses
are collateral damage in all this. Younger workers learn from their
reddits and tiktoks that they are expendable and so they owe no
loyalty or hard work to their job.
*From:*AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *ch...@go-mtc.com
*Sent:* Monday, September 16, 2024 10:29 AM
*To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Problem employees
We do write them up. But a bit of a harsh ass chewing seems to yield
much better results much quicker than gentle feed back, mentoring,
multiple reviews etc.
Best Regards,
Chuck McCown
McCown Technology Corporation
8401 N Commerce Dr
Lake Point, Utah 84074
801-250-9503 Office
435-830-4306 Cell
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*From:*dmmoff...@gmail.com
*Sent:*Monday, September 16, 2024 9:04 AM
*To:*'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'
*Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] OT Problem employees
I read a book that was about cultivating a high performance team.
Bottom line was similar to the seminar you mention, but slightly
different.
The short version is set expectations clearly, have regular reviews,
and make it clear when expectations are not being met. After a few bad
reviews the most likely outcomes are that they improve or they find
another job and go away on their own. If they don’t do either one
then you have documentation of these reviews and you can drop them
without fear of any unfounded accusations.
-Adam
*From:*AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *ch...@go-mtc.com
*Sent:* Saturday, September 14, 2024 4:22 PM
*To:* af@af.afmug.com
*Subject:* [AFMUG] OT Problem employees
I many years ago I went to a skilpath seminar on what to do with
problem employees. After two days the bottom line was that you
probably will not change them, learn to live with them or fire them.
So for a number of years I gave them gentle performance reviews, some
respectful feedback and then fired the ones the did not perform. There
was some positive outcomes. We frequently could find someone better
for the position. I used to say that I have never regretted firing
anyone and almost always realized that I should have done it long
ago. And I have remarked that part of our success is that we did fire
people. I still believe that is true and is good advice.
But in the past few years I have changed my view and tactic a little
bit. I got tired of performance reviews, coaching, coddling, firing
etc. I just started chewing ass. Not to the point that I created
permanent psychic damage, but certainly some temporary psychic
damage. One gen Z kid told me the next day that he was OK, had a cry
in his car but he is now OK. And he is now OK, good performer.
I decided I did not want to waste the training I invested. And that
if they could survive the ass chewing and learn from it, I ended up
overall in a better situation and they did too. So far I haven’t fired
anyone since starting this I don’t think. One guy is on thin ice but
he only got his ass chewing on Thursday. We will see if can pull it out.
Sick of coddling Gen Z.
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