Timeline for I received a written warning for my performance, how can I save my job?
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| Jan 23, 2018 at 1:36 | comment | added | Underverse | "actively taking part in meetings" around here means: Don't spend the meeting reading a paper, mobile, or book; and take notes, and when asked a question be prepared to answer (if someone has to wake you up or if you take a minute to focus then you're not actively in the meeting), don't split the meeting or spend time in your own side discussions, and don't give the impression that you just don't care and would rather be somewhere else. This can be really hard to do in a hostile, oppressive, or depressing environment. It's a skill worth learning: How to survive office meetings. | |
| Apr 4, 2014 at 16:45 | comment | added | Steve Jessop | @starplusplus: right, the fact that one of the requirements is something that's ultimately in the boss's power to refuse no matter what the questioner does, is one of several things I see that are negative! | |
| Apr 4, 2014 at 15:15 | comment | added | starsplusplus | if s/he doesn't it could be easy for management to come back with, "Nope, still don't trust you!" (for example). | |
| Apr 4, 2014 at 15:14 | comment | added | starsplusplus | @Ramhound Perhaps "vague" is the wrong word. I meant that it will be hard for the employee to prove that they've improved, because a lot of these are very subjective: not motivated, not being active enough in meetings, lost people's trust, not being accountable for responsibility. I'm not saying they're not real issues, I'm just saying that many of them are hard to quantify and not specific enough to prove sufficient improvement has been made. The burden of quantifying them and making them more objectively measurable has been placed on the employee; | |
| Apr 4, 2014 at 15:04 | comment | added | Donald | @starsplusplus - I don't see a great deal of "vague" criticism to be honest. What we are told might not be be direct quotes. Some of the issues in the "vague" comments are real issues. There clearly are trust issues with the manager and the employee. | |
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| Apr 4, 2014 at 10:57 | comment | added | Steve Jessop | @starsplusplus: The one thing I see that is cautiously positive is that the requirement is "improve significantly" within 30 days, not "solve all of these concerns within 30 days". But I don't know if one can really cling to that, it might just be formal language and a lie. | |
| Apr 4, 2014 at 10:57 | comment | added | Fiona - myaccessible.website | +1 for "Unfortunately employers do not give you the option of saying, "I am not currently able to do my job and I am not comfortable telling you why"." | |
| Apr 4, 2014 at 10:56 | comment | added | Steve Jessop | @starsplusplus: I agree that this doesn't look good. I've answered taking at face value the question "how can I save my job" even though it might turn out that is no longer possible. I think that the woolliness of the criticisms is partly from the boss and partly from the questioner's summary for the purpose of the question. It's possible we have a comprehensive list of the criticisms, verbatim as the boss stated them. But I don't expect that should be the case :-) | |
| Apr 4, 2014 at 10:47 | comment | added | starsplusplus | Your answer makes it clear how woolly/vague some of these criticisms are, which lends a lot of support to the opinions voiced that this is just a hoop to jump through on the way to being fired. | |
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