Scenario 1:
Anabela has been working at Holchim for 4 months as the receptionist. She greets visitors, takes orders and answers any questions about the cement company. Anabela lives a bit far from the office so it takes her one hour to get to work. Her supervisor has noticed that over the last month Anabela has been arriving half an hour late and is often on the phone quarreling with her uncle. The supervisor has given Anabela two warnings now.
One day, Anabela arrives 20 minutes late due to traffic. When she arrives she sees her supervisor helping a customer. Once the customer departs, the supervisor informs Anabela that she will no longer need Ana to work for her. She needs someone who can be on time and responsive to customer needs.
Discuss:
1. What happened in the scenario and why?
2. What behaviors led Anabela to losing her job?
3. Do you think the supervisor made the right decision to fire Anabela?
4. Is it important to keep work and family life separate? How does one do this?
5. What could have Anabela done differently so that she would not have lost her job?
Answers
Answer:
Anabela has been working at Holchim for 4 months as the receptionist. She greets visitors, takes orders and answers any questions about the cement company. Anabela lives a bit far from the office so it takes her one hour to get to work. Her supervisor has noticed that over the last month Anabela has been arriving half an hour late and is often on the phone quarreling with her uncle. The supervisor has given Anabela two warnings now.
One day, Anabela arrives 20 minutes late due to traffic. When she arrives she sees her supervisor helping a customer. Once the customer departs, the supervisor informs Anabela that she will no longer need Ana to work for her. She needs someone who can be on time and responsive to customer needs.
Discuss:
1. What happened in the scenario and why?
2. What behaviors led Anabela to losing her job?
3. Do you think the supervisor made the right decision to fire Anabela?
4. Is it important to keep work and family life separate? How does one do this?
5. What could have Anabela done differently so that she would not have lost her job?