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Thursday, June 26, 2008

the first firing...

yesterday was the first time that i had to fire someone, he was a sales executive from the sales team..a good person.but a lil wayward..and they were good enough reasons for me to take that action i believ...but thats besides the point...

it was the first time i was firing anyone...and trust me..it really took some effort to walk by without paying attention to the executives pleading face...the entire evening i was feeling weird..n a lil doubtfull whether it was the right decision or not...but then my team has supported me so far..n i think the feeling has started to subside....

i hope i dont ve to fire people often...

hope you all are having a good time..n enjoying yourself...

tc...cheers!!

33 comments:

tunia said...

when you gotta do something, you gotta do it!
Just be sure of it though!

lukkydivz said...

hmm poor guy !!

Anonymous said...

a little wayward?

so glad i don't work for you mav, i'd be out on my furry arse in a jiffy!!

:o)

Chakoli said...

oops.... it feels bad to fire soemone...


even I did that....:-(((

maverick said...

@ira...yeah i knw....well im what i did i believe :)..n welcome to my abode :)

maverick said...

@divs...yeah i knw...

maverick said...

@kitty...umm ya wayward...a lil discipline problem..getting into a physical brawl is not at all acceptable at work place :)

maverick said...

@chakoli...i knw...morning...howdy?

Chakoli said...

nthing much... just resting in peace;-)))

today is friday :-))

maverick said...

@chakoli...lol abt resting in peace...yeah weekend off for u..i still gotta working sat to be content with :)...so what are the plans for the weekend??

Keshi said...

thats mean Mav :(

Keshi.

maverick said...

@keshi...i did what i had to do..the organizations work ethics are much more important than what i feel abt it...

rantravereflect/ jane said...

i've dun atta few times.. but juscan't get around to feeling any good after the firing:(
it feels downright bad.. once , when sumone was in the line of fire, i later, unofficially went n actually apologised!:(

well, dun wury buddy, it's gotto be dun wen it has to be dun.. no protection gear for ya there ;)

gypsy said...

hmmm..thats a part of life..being fired and firing...

:)

Unknown said...

hmmm..i really melt down in front of pleading faces. :(

geet

maverick said...

@rantra...ya i knw :)...

maverick said...

@d sinner.. i knw...jus that it was the first one for me

maverick said...

@geet...well i had to put up a strong front at my side

RADhika said...

happens... now dont; think much.. a time will come when you'll not feel anything abt it!

cheers!

Spiky Zora Jones said...

I 've had to fire people before. Only one I had no problem doing. he deserved it.
he said to another worker he would not do anything I asked of him (afterall I was a girl and young too) in Spanish and he called me rude names too, thinking I didn't know Spanish. I called down stairs and said...get his check ready...he's gone. I had the secretary fill out the forms etc etc...the usual legal shit.
I fired him and explained why...he sat there open mouthed, befuddled...He asked who told on him...I told him I understood all of it.

Ciao.

Mysterious Mia said...

hmmm, i hope u even out morrow may be u can just smile at him which will comfort u as well as him....

Anonymous said...

I dont think firing is a good job to do. thats a complete loss of confidence for pooor guuy and loss of self worth....you can always put the person on task for things he does wrong.

u cud hv given him a chance or 2 and monitored him and then if saw no choice, cud hv passed buck to next maanager...why u take the bad word for it......

thats my opinion though, u wont agree...but here u got not to be like romans in rome......

firing is worst thing to do and that s a blot on the management of the person who failed to set the expectations correct and failed to motivate the fired person.......

think abt it

maverick said...

@radhika..lol..yep...its almost a done thing now...no more feelings abt it

maverick said...

@spiky...well u ve seen alot more in life than i have...and i didnt knw u knew spanish...amazing... :)..

maverick said...

@anvita....i have moved onto another stint...so i dont have to see him now :)

maverick said...

@ashu

I dont think firing is a good job to do. thats a complete loss of confidence for pooor guuy and loss of self worth....you can always put the person on task for things he does wrong.

well he had been on that profile like 1 n half yrs..senior most sales exec...sometimes we have to do small not so good things for the larger good :)


u cud hv given him a chance or 2 and monitored him and then if saw no choice, cud hv passed buck to next maanager...why u take the bad word for it......

this was his 3rd episode of behaviour not acceptable at work place...n i had to take the decision...

thats my opinion though, u wont agree...but here u got not to be like romans in rome......

i had to do what the right thing was...

firing is worst thing to do and that s a blot on the management of the person who failed to set the expectations correct and failed to motivate the fired person.......

if that was so...nobody would ever get fired...sometimes it is more to do than just the manager or the management...

think abt it
thot abt it enuf :)

Anonymous said...

neways ur perspective....keep safe n take care....

clear stay from him

maverick said...

@ashu..thanks for the concern :)

Nature Nut /JJ Loch said...

Maverick, that must have been hard for you to fire someone. Kudos for making it through the process and I love your kind heart. :D

Hugs, JJ

ash89 said...

if u think that the reason was good enough...then dont worry about it :)

maverick said...

@jj...well it was hard..n now it is in the past :)

maverick said...

@ash...wel...not thinking abt it anymore :)

IncorrigibleV said...

chalo jee i finally reached u ...
anyways u did tell me abt this, hopin for the same that u dont have to do this often