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Posted by Brandon Willis (Member # 2345) on 03-27-2005, 12:31 AM:

A conversation with an employee's parent tonight:

Parent: Hi, I'm (Employee)'s dad.
Me: Yeah, he's in the break room. He's not feeling well.
P: Yeah, he'll probably try to get you to send him home. He did some shit he shouldn't have done last night and now he's hung over. I told him to get his ass to work.
M: Oh, OK
P: Yeah, I said "well you shouldn't have done that shit last night." You don't have to send him home if you don't want to.

Posted by Chase Hanson (Member # 2779) on 03-27-2005, 02:35 AM:

Yeah, that is indeed forunate.

Unfortunately, the parents that I deal with seem to believe that because they took 5 minutes out of their day to talk to me, that should totally smooth over several days of skull fuckery.

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 03-27-2005, 02:54 AM:

When is it that the theatre's employees became "babysitters?"

I thought employees "ran" the theatre and the parents "ran" their kids?

Kids screw up at home and that becomes the parent's responsibility. Employees screw up, that becomes the manager's responsibility.

If this becomes policy, we'd better get a better wage if that responsibility is an added necessity.

-Monte

Posted by Jon Morgan (Member # 3059) on 03-27-2005, 12:45 PM:

Thank the lord I don't employ a bunch of stupid kids. I think I have one floor staff who is under eighteen.

Posted by Christopher Duvall (Member # 284) on 03-28-2005, 02:58 AM:

As far as I am concerned, having a hangover so bad that they cannot function still constitutes being under the influence. They are unable to work because they did too much the night before. I believe most companies have policies in place about that. Fire the dumb ass and find somebody else that has has a real work ethic that will control themselves.

BTW, mad props to the parent.

Posted by Dean Kollet (Member # 1789) on 03-28-2005, 09:46 AM:

I agree, and especially with the people that I worked with that would come in still drunk and/or high. It was fun when I was there bright and early (being responsible and laying low the night before) and having them come in 30 mins late, and not able to walk about b/c they are about to throw up. It's great when you have to move 10+ prints with them. And of course, when I said something, I was just complaining and not showing signs of a 'good manager'.

That was cool of the parent though, but I wouldn't want someone who is severely hungover dealing with my guests, even if they aren't being paid well.

Posted by Tony Ratcliff (Member # 1196) on 03-28-2005, 11:31 PM:

If one of my staff came in unable to work from a hang-over, I'd write them up and send them home. And if they gave me any lip, I'd send them packing.
We are in a public business. We cannot afford to have any staff member be in the public eye looking/acting hung-over.

As for the parent's reaction, I am of the opposite opinion.
If I had a parent tell me they purposely sent their hung-over kid to work, I send the kid home even faster.
What I would want to hear from a parent is something like, "Johnny got drunk last night and is hung-over. So I've grounded him. And if you have to fire him for missing work because of it, then go ahead - it'll be a lesson in what's more important to him, money or beer."

Posted by Christian Volpi (Member # 2370) on 03-28-2005, 11:47 PM:

quote: Tony Ratcliff
what's more important to him, money or beer."

What about beer money? [beer]

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 03-29-2005, 12:05 AM:

quote: Christian Volpi
What about beer money?

(LOL)...typical response from a "kid!" -Monte

Posted by Chase Hanson (Member # 2779) on 03-29-2005, 05:49 PM:

In my mind, its really a rather simple question of authority.

A Guardian (or qualified health professional), makes the decision as to whether or not their child is well enough to leave the house.

A Manager (or qualified health professional), makes the decision as to whether or not their employee is well enough to work.

If an employee is "under the weather" but still workable...there are several modified jobs that they can perform.

Posted by Jason M Miller (Member # 2597) on 03-29-2005, 09:19 PM:

I had one employee's step mom come in here and ask for the employees schedual, I explained to her that I did not know who she was and could not give out her schedual to her, she then got mad at me and told me that my head manger had given her the schedual before, then told me the employee was out in the car.. [Mad]

Now I just don't see why the employee could not just come in here and get her own dang schedual.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 03-30-2005, 12:36 AM:

If I was her I would have told you how to spell "schedule."
[Big Grin]

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 03-30-2005, 02:23 AM:

True. It's a set rule that it's forbidden to give out any employee's information to the public-even to the employee's friends. No schedule should be given out in person, or on the phone. That is confindental information that no one needs to know.
-monte

Posted by Leo Enticknap (Member # 534) on 03-30-2005, 04:30 AM:

There's often a judgement call involved in this sort of thing. If the employee is normally hard-working and conscientious, and/or if there are other mitigating circumstances (e.g. he had covered several holiday or sickness shifts for others in the last few weeks), then I'd be inclined to cut him some slack - once. If, on the other hand, he'd gained a reputation for being a bit of a piss artist, I'd veer towards sacking him.

But I would certainly not, under any circumstances, discuss details of an employee's work with their parents or any other third party. As an employee in any workplace, I would not like the idea that if some psycho or serial killer came in saying (for example) 'Hi, I'm Leo's brother, when does he finish work?', intending to lie in wait for me to emerge, that any of my colleagues or managers would simply give out that sort of information.

Posted by Jason M Miller (Member # 2597) on 03-30-2005, 05:45 PM:

sorry, I know I can't spell well, and yes I know there is a spell check button. It won't happen againe. [Big Grin]

Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 03-30-2005, 10:37 PM:

quote: Jason M Miller
It won't happen againe.

OK.

Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 03-30-2005, 11:11 PM:

If you say it won't happen again, why didn't you use it? I know people make spelling mistakes here and there but for people that really have a problem with spelling, use the damn thing that Brad, Daryl, Adam (all the same person) took the time to add in...

I'm not picking on you if your not a good speller, many of my friends are horrible! Spell check is their best friend. [Smile]

Now grammar, that is my problem, when are we adding in a grammar check? [thumbsup]

Posted by Mike Spaeth (Member # 524) on 03-30-2005, 11:46 PM:

Could it be that the againe was sarcasm?? ...

Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 03-31-2005, 09:20 AM:

quote: Mike Spaeth
Could it be that the againe was sarcasm?? ...

Nah, that would just be too likely. [Razz]

Posted by R. Andrew Diercks (Member # 1725) on 03-31-2005, 02:30 PM:

I only remember one instance of an employee coming in hung-over. She did not know I figured it out. I pulled her aside, sent her home and explained that to this point her work was exceptional but if she ever came to work hung-over again, her job would be gone. She is now an assistant manager and doing very well.