Just What Is Going on Here?

This exercise identifies a variety of problems based on employee behaviors.

A supervisor occasionally faces the challenge of a "problem" employee, one who is persistently unwilling or unable to follow the rules or meet performance standards. In general, problem employees fall into two categories: $(1)$ employees causing problems, and $(2)$ employees with problems. Supervisors need to be aware of behaviors that indicate these problems are occurring.

Read each description and identify which type of employee behavior is involved.

Eric missed several days of work in response to his boss giving him more work to do$.$

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Jacqueline feels her personal needs are more important than arriving to work on time.

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Mitch constantly complains about his supervisor, criticizes and talks openly of his dislike of the organization in general and his supervisor in particular.

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Charlene has figured out every possible way to work slower than anyone else and do less work than any other employe.

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Danny has been absent frequently and occasionally has slurred speech after lunch and breaks.

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Tessa is not only careless about details of work assignments but demonstrates growing carelessness about own personal appearance and hygiene,