Any supervisors/ managers in here?

[chineebai]

I manage people at a pretty large corporation. Never take anything personally. I have had a few bad apples and the best thing to do is document everything, give them feedback of what they're doing right and wrong and how to improve, and to give them warning. We like to put them on a plan of how to improve and if they do not improve, then they get fired with no surprises.

 

[Heafcliffe]

Always go back to the documentation. If this isn't their first time, it's time for that probation

Always be respectful though. ALWAYS!

if it's a new person, you focus on the training and just be helpful

since this sounds like a veteran, the first step is to say it once so they know that you see what they are doing
now since you let it slide for a while, i'd do three unofficial chances (small talks) to show you are serious (one is too easy to blow off)

then i would start the official procedure to do formal verbal or written coachings


this is my opinion only
normally i wouldn't mess with a bunch of extra pre-warnings, but when you are slack for a while it takes more than once to tighten everything back up

best to not do it while your mad. email them what you have to say to them so you can have a paper trail, and when you confront her face to face, only talk about what was said in that email. sad to say that as black men, its hard to toe that line between telling someone what they need to hear, and coming off as threatening. thankfully all my supervisees are younger than me, so its easier to have lenience.

Document EVERYTHING you can. People are snakes especially when you effect their livelihood. They will go to HR, the local news station, social media if they get an ounce of support even though they are 100% in the wrong.

I manage people at a pretty large corporation. Never take anything personally. I have had a few bad apples and the best thing to do is document everything, give them feedback of what they're doing right and wrong and how to improve, and to give them warning. We like to put them on a plan of how to improve and if they do not improve, then they get fired with no surprises.

Talked to my boss and after this whale calls him crying after our convo, we having a meeting tomorrow.

It is cases like this, I am glad I documented about 5 to 6 incidents involving either her attitude or her approach to her job. She wanted the meeting but she better be careful what she ask for. It's on!

I'll be sure to apologize first for any disrespect she may have experienced FIRST.

 

[NoMoreWhiteWoman2020]

Talked to my boss and after this whale calls him crying after our convo, we having a meeting tomorrow.

It is cases like this, I am glad I documented about 5 to 6 incidents involving either her attitude or her approach to her job. She wanted the meeting but she better be careful what she ask for. It's on! :bless:

I'll be sure to apologize first for any disrespect she may have experienced FIRST.

stay objective, and calm. make it more about job performance and less about your personal disdain towards her.

 

[Ciggavelli]

Talked to my boss and after this whale calls him crying after our convo, we having a meeting tomorrow.

It is cases like this, I am glad I documented about 5 to 6 incidents involving either her attitude or her approach to her job. She wanted the meeting but she better be careful what she ask for. It's on!

I'll be sure to apologize first for any disrespect she may have experienced FIRST.

Apologizing is tricky. I like that you said "may." Apologizing does make you seem weak or at fault unfortunately. But apologizing for something she may have felt was disrespectful is a much better way of framing it than apologizing for disrespect. You got this breh

 

[mannyrs13]

You gotta talk to them about it. You don't want the issue to continue then have your superior be like, oh you don't know how to manage your staff. No need to be hostile or anything. If it's a rookie just keep training then until they get it right. If it's a veteran, hit them with the and tell them they should know better than to slack off. If you treat them with respect then they'll do the same. And make sure you inspect their work even if it's a veteran. They can have their lazy days too.