New Guy is a Brown Nosing Boy Scout

[Anonymous]

OP - be sure to carefully document any performance reasons (besides the tattling) if you terminate him. And if you document his tattling, be sure to note that he was reporting behavior that was fine and accepted (e.g., a normally timely worker being late due to traffic, or a policy of letting employees flex their arrival/departure times).

My concern is that what is clearly toxic behavior to us could be massaged by an attorney into a retaliation lawsuit ("I caught my manager using company property for personal use, and was fired when I reported it.")

[Anonymous]

I agree with firing him quickly.

Does he have a formal probationary period? If so, let him go under that authority. Otherwise, a simple "we've decided to go in a different direction", "we've reconsidered" should suffice, preferably with a little bonus like an extra week of pay to wish him luck.

[Anonymous]

He might have autism and not understand the difference between reporting dire misbehavior and reporting minor infractions. I could see my autistic teen doing that, frankly.

I think in order to document the situation without being in any way liable for wrongful termination, you should try explaining that his complaints are reflecting poorly on him, not others, because they're so minor. That he has to build credibility, which means that the first weeks on the job, he shuts his mouth, observes the conditions, and tries to fit in.

Or, if that's too much work, fire him. You'd be within your rights, but as PP said, use the right examples to do so.

[Anonymous]

"Rob, you seem be focusing a lot of your energy on other employees work. You should focus on making sure you get your assignments done correctly and on time.

Now let's talk about the cover sheets on those TPS reports."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He’s already gone behind your back to your boss. He’s a nitwit. Get rid of him now before he starts to drive you seriously crazy.

This!!!! This is incredibly bad judgement just one month in without even knowing the lay of the land. Bad judgement = liability.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fire him while you can. If you give him a few months and nothing chances, will your boss still be ok with letting him go?

judging by the analyst title which is a complete bs job this is probably the government so good luck with firing lol

[Anonymous]

Why are government employees using their computers for ll bean and on the clock?

[Anonymous]

Not fixable.

[Anonymous]

Assuming that is actual work is decent, why would you fire him? He's not doing anything wrong, based upon the original post.

If you aren't interested in hearing about employees who arrive late or are bad at parking, just tell Rob this. In any case, it seems like a minor annoyance if his work is otherwise good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fire him while you can. If you give him a few months and nothing chances, will your boss still be ok with letting him go?

judging by the analyst title which is a complete bs job this is probably the government so good luck with firing lol

You again? How embarassing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Assuming that is actual work is decent, why would you fire him? He's not doing anything wrong, based upon the original post.

If you aren't interested in hearing about employees who arrive late or are bad at parking, just tell Rob this. In any case, it seems like a minor annoyance if his work is otherwise good.

Ahh, it's none of his business. Shall her call HR if he hears someone accidentally pass gas? Should her let the HR health benefits rep know that Susan eats a lot of fried food or that Ed sneaks a smoke after work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just before Thanksgiving, one of 5 analysts that report to me took a new job. No bad blood at all. I was happy for the young guy to make move and get a better role with more money. We interviewed 4 candidates for the replacement. Pretty much all 4 fit the bill so it came down to personality. Meaning who would work best in our environment. We picked Rob.

I did not pick up on this at the time (I mean, can you?) but Rob is... a weenie. He 'tattles' on the other analysts for...... coming in 6 minutes 'late', for not taking out the trash in the kitchen, for, I kid you not, parking badly in the parking lot. At first I chalked it up to eagerness to please a supervisor, but yesterday, first day back after the holiday break, my manager called me in and sad Rob told him he saw my computer screen showing LL Bean's website. I told him I was processing returns from Christmas. He really didn't care at all but now he is wondering if this guy might be a liability. He's worried he might contact clients and air dirty laundry, no matter how insignificant it is.

So, he's told me I can fire him at will. But I want to give the guy a chance to keep his mouth in check. What would you say to him? Or, would you just can theguy?

Did he bring these things to you or someone else? If it was you, what did you say to him at the time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fire him while you can. If you give him a few months and nothing chances, will your boss still be ok with letting him go?

judging by the analyst title which is a complete bs job this is probably the government so good luck with firing lol

Um, that’s a pretty common job title in the private sector.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fire him while you can. If you give him a few months and nothing chances, will your boss still be ok with letting him go?

judging by the analyst title which is a complete bs job this is probably the government so good luck with firing lol

Dumbass, Analyst is a very common title in private firms, for example in Consulting or IB. Nothing in the OPs post suggests it's a government or BS job.

But hey, if you want to troll like the little uneducated (you can't even write a proper sentence lmao), lonely virgin that you are, be my guest. Pathetic how you have nothing better to do...

-Signed, private sector employee

[Anonymous]

It's hard to believe someone so new at the job would act like this. It's not typical behavior. I wonder if he is on the spectrum, as a PP suggested. I would probably try coaching first.