I had to fire one of my student employees on Friday.
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A few weeks ago, she was a no-show for her shift. \u00a0I called her and got her voice-mail – she finally sent me an email 4 hours after her shift was to have started. \u00a0Transportation problems.
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On that day, another of my students had already requested the day off and there was no one left to cover the switchboard – except for me, of course. So, I was on the phones for a couple hours while still trying to do my regular job – and ended up staying an hour later than I normally would have.
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I told my student in an email – so she\u2019d have it in writing – that a no-show\/no-call was not acceptable and that if it happened again, her employment would be terminated. The next time she was in she apologized and acknowledged that she got the note.
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But then on Friday, she was a no show again. No phone call, no email, no advance notice – nothing. I left her a voicemail and got no response. I helped cover the phones again and then after her shift would have ended – with still no contact from her – I made the decision and sent her a polite and carefully worded email terminating her employment.
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I know I made the right decision, but I still feel bad about it. I\u2019m way too lenient on my student employees – partly because it\u2019s a huge amount of work to replace one – but a second no-show after the warning left me with little choice.
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I updated my colleagues and the other students and on Monday I\u2019ll work on the paperwork.
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Sigh.
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I don\u2019t ask for a lot of my employees and it it an easy job, but they at least have to show up.
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