How Do You Manage A Problem Employee?
If you manage people, at one time or another you’ve had a problem employee. It’s hard to define exactly what a problem employee is but we all know one when we see him. Few difficulties cause those who are supervising others more stress and hand-wringing than trying to get a problem employee back on track. Essentially, employees cause trouble in the workplace for one of two reasons. The first reason is that they are unable or unwilling to do the job for reasons that are not intentional. A lack of skills, a sense of boredom and frustration or maybe even poor supervision can contribute to the development of what employers feel are problem employees. The second type of problem employee is more difficult to deal with. These folks are problems because they choose to be. This worker may be immature, a rebel at heart who doesn’t like to take orders or criticism or one of those people who for some unknown reason enjoys being a problem. Both kinds of employees disrupt the workplace and hurt ever
