I'm about to fire our new Regional HR Manager...

[The Tradition]

This woman came with a solid-gold resume, and many people in my organization were familiar with her when working for our competitors and recommended her.

So, we hired her.

She does not listen. Her computer skills are horrible. She does have talents with regard to employee relations and dispute resolution, but this job is more than that.

It was made clear at the outset that this is a "road warrior" job with a region stretching from North Carolina to northeast Florida.

She routinely ignores my travel "suggestions" and does things her own way. When I called her on it, she said, "I don't like to change hotels." This is the opposite of what I told her to do.

But now I'm in a hotel and she's not in town. Why not? The fvcking gas crisis.

You see, she lives in Raleigh and she was supposed to come down to north Florida today. She had to wait in line for two hours to get gas this morning, and they would only sell her $20 worth. I told her that she has enough gas to get to South Carolina and gasbuddy.com says lots of stations are open in Florence and beyond.

She complained that "she wants to start on a full tank." Well, I'd prefer to have a flying unicorn escorting me on my drives, but we don't always get what we want.

A little later, she called and said she was going home and would get up early in the morning and drive down to Florida and would be late for our appointment because her husband said it was unsafe for her to travel. I told her that if she gets stuck and can't get gas she can stay in a hotel on the company dime and at least she would be closer to our appointment location.

She didn't do that.

Should I shit can her? She's still within her initial 90 days and it's clear she's not cut out for this job.

 

[Bonerfarts]

 

[drew_hawk]

I've seen this before, the exact scenario play out; an occupational parasite can be able to leach its way into the system via interview adaptivity, when truthfully it is simply aiming to extract the max amount from the host at the least cost. If you are able to identify and extract prior to replication, you may stand a chance to fend off a full on infection. Act accordingly, and act swiftly.

 

[mnole03]

 

[NorthDSMHawk]

Going to need pics to decide.

 

[TJ8869]

She routinely ignores my travel "suggestions" and does things her own way. When I called her on it, she said, "I don't like to change hotels." This is the opposite of what I told her to do.

So you're firing her because she's not a Marriott Bonvoy member?

 

[The Tradition]

So you're firing her because she's not a Marriott Bonvoy member?

Well, no... but refusing to stay in more than one hotel during a week is the opposite of being a "road warrior."

 

[TJ8869]

All kidding aside, I would be reluctant to head out on a 500 mile road trip with 7 gallons of gas in my tank not knowing if or where I can buy more gas. And I sure as hell wouldn't want my wife doing that.

What was so critical in this meeting that couldn't be handled by Zoom conference tomorrow or in-person on Monday after the pipeline is fully operational again?

 

[lucas80]

What’s her name? She probably deserves to know that a bunch of clowns on a message board will determine her fate, which I’m assuming is not in line with company policy?

 

[SL Hawk Fan]

Sounds like you’re intimidated by a woman with a healthy outlook on life, better people-skills and superior emotional intelligence.

 

[TJ8869]

To expand on my previous post, I have logged nearly a million miles traveling for work over the past 30+ years. I've spent thousands of nights in hotels. I've worked in nearly every major US city east of the Rocky Mountains as well as most of the major cities in eastern Canada. I've driven in every kind of weather imaginable, from blizzards to hurricanes and tornadoes. I drove to Boston the day Superstorm Sandy hit.

I'm about as "road warrior" as it gets.

 

[The Tradition]

To expand on my previous post, I have logged nearly a million miles traveling for work over the past 30+ years. I've spent thousands of nights in hotels. I've worked in nearly every major US city east of the Rocky Mountains as well as most of the major cities in eastern Canada. I've driven in every kind of weather imaginable, from blizzards to hurricanes and tornadoes. I drove to Boston the day Superstorm Sandy hit.

I'm about as "road warrior" as it gets.

Do you want a Regional HR Manager job? It sounds like you have what it takes.

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

CSB?

 

[drew_hawk]

To expand on my previous post, I have logged nearly a million miles traveling for work over the past 30+ years. I've spent thousands of nights in hotels. I've worked in nearly every major US city east of the Rocky Mountains as well as most of the major cities in eastern Canada. I've driven in every kind of weather imaginable, from blizzards to hurricanes and tornadoes. I drove to Boston the day Superstorm Sandy hit.

I'm about as "road warrior" as it gets.

I haven't left my house in almost a year. I'm surrounded by computer screens, and take pleasure in my ability to facilitate transactions at a level of efficiency that I believe no one in this queer earth could best me at. And I have a personal gym in my house, and I also believe I could best any other man at feats of strength. Sometimes, I invite over my casual lady friend for sexual engagement... but I feel no post-ejaculatory fulfillment from this.

Point is, I'm clearly the best person you could possibly hire for my job, and there is clearly something very, very wrong with me.

 

[Moral]

tl:dr Trad is shocked that a person might put themselves before a business. Trad is a damn corporate cuck.

 

[The Tradition]

All kidding aside, I would be reluctant to head out on a 500 mile road trip with 7 gallons of gas in my tank not knowing if or where I can buy more gas. And I sure as hell wouldn't want my wife doing that.

What was so critical in this meeting that couldn't be handled by Zoom conference tomorrow or in-person on Monday after the pipeline is fully operational again?

What is so critical is that she was supposed to do a new location HR manager orientation and I was supposed to evaluate her performance in doing that. We have a lot of new location HR transitions going on right now and we have to stay on schedule.

And again, she could stay in a hotel anywhere along the way if the "crisis" made it impossible to find gas.

 

[j0nnyhb_Prime]

I would give her one last chance and let her know your expectations. If she doesn’t measure up then fire her.

 

[TJ8869]

Do you want a Regional HR Manager job? It sounds like you have what it takes.

With you as my boss? I'd rather do old guy porn.

 

[Moral]

With you as my boss? I'd rather do old guy porn.

Old man porn? I pay a wheat penny a day..

 

[TJ8869]

What is so critical is that she was supposed to do a new location HR manager orientation and I was supposed to evaluate her performance in doing that. We have a lot of new location HR transitions going on right now and we have to stay on schedule.

And again, she could stay in a hotel anywhere along the way if the "crisis" made it impossible to find gas.

If it's that critical that you stay on schedule then why not buy her a plane ticket?

 

[StormHawk42]

With you as my boss? I'd rather do old guy porn.

 

[fezzador]

I guess some people are simply unable to shut up and color.

 

[The Tradition]

If it's that critical that you stay on schedule then why not buy her a plane ticket?

She can do that, too. But she went home instead.

 

[biggreydogs]

This woman came with a solid-gold resume, and many people in my organization were familiar with her when working for our competitors and recommended her.

So, we hired her.

She does not listen. Her computer skills are horrible. She does have talents with regard to employee relations and dispute resolution, but this job is more than that.

It was made clear at the outset that this is a "road warrior" job with a region stretching from North Carolina to northeast Florida.

She routinely ignores my travel "suggestions" and does things her own way. When I called her on it, she said, "I don't like to change hotels." This is the opposite of what I told her to do.

But now I'm in a hotel and she's not in town. Why not? The fvcking gas crisis.

You see, she lives in Raleigh and she was supposed to come down to north Florida today. She had to wait in line for two hours to get gas this morning, and they would only sell her $20 worth. I told her that she has enough gas to get to South Carolina and gasbuddy.com says lots of stations are open in Florence and beyond.

She complained that "she wants to start on a full tank." Well, I'd prefer to have a flying unicorn escorting me on my drives, but we don't always get what we want.

A little later, she called and said she was going home and would get up early in the morning and drive down to Florida and would be late for our appointment because her husband said it was unsafe for her to travel. I told her that if she gets stuck and can't get gas she can stay in a hotel on the company dime and at least she would be closer to our appointment location.

She didn't do that.

Should I shit can her? She's still within her initial 90 days and it's clear she's not cut out for this job.

Insubordination gone. Can’t imagine what she will be like in 1 year. She has to be doing this to get unemployment pay?

 

[hawkifann]

This woman came with a solid-gold resume, and many people in my organization were familiar with her when working for our competitors and recommended her.

So, we hired her.

She does not listen. Her computer skills are horrible. She does have talents with regard to employee relations and dispute resolution, but this job is more than that.

It was made clear at the outset that this is a "road warrior" job with a region stretching from North Carolina to northeast Florida.

She routinely ignores my travel "suggestions" and does things her own way. When I called her on it, she said, "I don't like to change hotels." This is the opposite of what I told her to do.

But now I'm in a hotel and she's not in town. Why not? The fvcking gas crisis.

You see, she lives in Raleigh and she was supposed to come down to north Florida today. She had to wait in line for two hours to get gas this morning, and they would only sell her $20 worth. I told her that she has enough gas to get to South Carolina and gasbuddy.com says lots of stations are open in Florence and beyond.

She complained that "she wants to start on a full tank." Well, I'd prefer to have a flying unicorn escorting me on my drives, but we don't always get what we want.

A little later, she called and said she was going home and would get up early in the morning and drive down to Florida and would be late for our appointment because her husband said it was unsafe for her to travel. I told her that if she gets stuck and can't get gas she can stay in a hotel on the company dime and at least she would be closer to our appointment location.

She didn't do that.

Should I shit can her? She's still within her initial 90 days and it's clear she's not cut out for this job.

Given what’s going on, why can’t she be virtual?

 

[drew_hawk]

Given what’s going on, why can’t she be virtual?

Trad needs to sniff the snuss.

 

[hawkifann]

What is so critical is that she was supposed to do a new location HR manager orientation and I was supposed to evaluate her performance in doing that. We have a lot of new location HR transitions going on right now and we have to stay on schedule.

And again, she could stay in a hotel anywhere along the way if the "crisis" made it impossible to find gas.

Um, if she made the drive, ran out of gas and area stations were empty, she could run out of gas in the middle of nowhere SC (I travel SC a lot, that’s a good chunk of SC) and be miles from another hotel. Guess what - she’ll still miss your orientation. Why can’t she do it over Zoom/Skype/Teams?

If she deserves to be fired, fire her. If you’re firing her for this, you’re the idiot.

 

[drew_hawk]

Trad, what you need to actually do is hire someone like myself as a second interview/ personality screener. This is basically what I already currently do for my job.... I'll entertain offers that begin at 75k per year.

 

[hawkifann]

If it's that critical that you stay on schedule then why not buy her a plane ticket?

It’s probably not near one of the two SC airports.

 

[TJ8869]

She can do that, too. But she went home instead.

Did you suggest flying as an option? And if so, why did she decline?

 

[stillh8unlv]

With you as my boss? I'd rather go back to doing old guy porn.

FIFY

 

[TJ8869]

FIFY

Every time I think I'm out...

 

[JWolf74]

Trad, what you need to actually do is hire someone like myself as a second interview/ personality screener. This is basically what I already currently do for my job.... I'll entertain offers that begin at 75k per year.

Get out of here, poor.

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

If you are coming here to get input on whether or not to fire someone, I’m glad my future isn’t in your hands.

 

[drew_hawk]

Get out of here, poor.

You eat my ass dick stain.

 

[stillh8unlv]

Every time I think I'm out...

The director tells you to put it back in?

 

[The Tradition]

Given what’s going on, why can’t she be virtual?

She is vaccinated and so am I. We are done with the zoom orientation crap.

 

[SalAunese]

Adapt or die. The workplace has changed

 

[UncannyNanny]

I’ve been at my job for only 2 years and I’m still scared to show my “true” colors to my executive director, I can’t imagine acting like this in in my probationary period..what will she act like in year 5?

 

[hawkifann]

She is vaccinated and so am I. We are done with the zoom orientation crap.

Good lord, this one isn’t about COVID, it’s about her not getting stranded on the road several miles from a hotel and who knows how many miles from a gas station with fuel. Neither her vaccination nor yours is going to fuel her car.