Timeline for I have a problematic assistant manager, but I can't fire him

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Jun 7, 2019 at 16:51	history	edited	Kat	CC BY-SA 4.0	edited body
S Jun 7, 2019 at 11:17	history	suggested	llrs	CC BY-SA 4.0	change slaves for workers
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Jun 7, 2019 at 3:40	comment	added	Lumberjack		@marc.2377 while this is true, you won't know until you try.
Jun 7, 2019 at 2:25	comment	added	Marc.2377		Some people won't put on the effort expected from themselves and are thus beyond saving, though.
Jun 6, 2019 at 19:18	comment	added	donjuedo		+1. I really like this answer because I've been there. My somewhat new employee was turning to me to solve problems he could have solved. My normal responses amounted to expecting improvement (i.e., soft guidance from me). When I realized that was not working, I was blunt (rare for me). He became one of the best employees ever, not because of fear, but empowerment.
Jun 6, 2019 at 13:43	comment	added	T.J. Crowder		Indeed. The goal shouldn't be to get the AM fired, The goal should be to help the AM grow into an asset for the organization and reward him for doing so accordingly. Firing or demoting is what you do when you haven't managed to reach that goal.
Jun 5, 2019 at 19:47	history	edited	Lumberjack	CC BY-SA 4.0	added 4 characters in body
Jun 5, 2019 at 19:38	history	answered	Lumberjack	CC BY-SA 4.0