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How's this for a business decision?

  • 02-05-2010 7:14pm
    #1
    kleefarr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,744 ✭✭✭


    I was just told this about a relative, working in America who works for a well known company.

    Apparently they told a subordinate to do something and when they discovered that their 'orders' hadn't been carried out, cut all of the cables to that persons computer and the company thinks that was a great way to manage their staff.

    Sounds like the company/this person must be bonkers to me.

    Or is that a good way teach your staff how to behave?


Comments

  • #2
    Poly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭Poly


    Is he an air traffic controller?


  • #3
    TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan
    Company Representative Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan


    Depends on the context, if it was a case that the person was being fired and they wanted to protect the data /emails on the computer to have either a case for dismissal or a log of where their persons current workload was... then maybe, just maybe its understandable.

    I can't image a company would purposely damage their own property to get a childish point across, if they did its definitely not the companies policy.


  • #4
    kleefarr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,744 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    Poly wrote: »
    Is he an air traffic controller?

    Thankfully, no.


  • #5
    kleefarr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,744 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    TheCostumeShop.ie (Ronan) wrote: »
    Depends on the context, if it was a case that the person was being fired and they wanted to protect the data /emails on the computer to have either a case for dismissal or a log of where their persons current workload was... then maybe, just maybe its understandable.

    I can't image a company would purposely damage their own property to get a childish point across, if they did its definitely not the companies policy.

    Nope, the person wasn't getting fired. It was simply a case of 'getting your point across'. :confused:


  • #6
    R3al
    Closed Accounts Posts: 303 ✭✭R3al


    TheCostumeShop.ie (Ronan) wrote: »
    Depends on the context, if it was a case that the person was being fired and they wanted to protect the data /emails on the computer to have either a case for dismissal or a log of where their persons current workload was... then maybe, just maybe its understandable.

    Sounds like a strange way to lock someone out of company data, they could just have logged onto a computer on another desk, I imagine a call to the IT department to lock them out of their account would have been more effective.


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  • #7
    LauraOrlagh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 94 ✭✭LauraOrlagh


    A new approach to HRM?!?
    Sounds a bit crazy if you ask me..


  • #8
    John368
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭John368


    Also sounds a bit crazy to me. If the upper management support that sort of thing the "well know company" might find that their good people will be looking on the recruitment sites for other jobs and gradually become well known but out of business


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