angry sullen employee

[Anonymous]

I have an employee who exudes a hostile negative odor. She is pretty good at her job.

I'm curious if people would terminate? Document negative impact? Ignore? I'm torn...

[Anonymous]

Is she making the environment difficult for those she works around? And I mean difficult as in people have been complaining and you are worried people are going to start quitting citing a hostile work environment.

Is she not performing her duties?

Because frankly my first thought would be "I wonder if there is anything I can do to help her" not "should I fire her?"

But I guess that shows what kind of boss you are....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have an employee who exudes a hostile negative odor. She is pretty good at her job.

I'm curious if people would terminate? Document negative impact? Ignore? I'm torn...

How does her body odor make her an angry sullen employee?

You would consider terminating? Have you ever had a discussion with her? Does this make you feel uncomfortable? Maybe you should be terminated as a manager.

[Anonymous]

I'm confused. Does the employee smell? Or is the employee just a negative person? Is your gut feeling? Are there specific complaints other than "exudes negativity"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is she making the environment difficult for those she works around? And I mean difficult as in people have been complaining and you are worried people are going to start quitting citing a hostile work environment.

Is she not performing her duties?

Because frankly my first thought would be "I wonder if there is anything I can do to help her" not "should I fire her?"

But I guess that shows what kind of boss you are....

+1

[Anonymous]

Lord, people need lessons in reading comprehension. Does her negativity affect core performanc metrics such as professionalism and teamwork? How big is your staff? The smaller the size, the greater the effect of negativity in the office atmosphere. Is there a group norm of cheerfulness and optimism that could influence a change in her behavior? If you've exhausted all the beneficent steps (talking with her, etc), I would absolutely begin to document it if it affects performance. Employees like this usually feed on weak management and just get worse. Sorry you are dealing with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm confused. Does the employee smell? Or is the employee just a negative person? Is your gut feeling? Are there specific complaints other than "exudes negativity"?

+1

Maybe OP means "aura"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lord, people need lessons in reading comprehension. Does her negativity affect core performanc metrics such as professionalism and teamwork? How big is your staff? The smaller the size, the greater the effect of negativity in the office atmosphere. Is there a group norm of cheerfulness and optimism that could influence a change in her behavior? If you've exhausted all the beneficent steps (talking with her, etc), I would absolutely begin to document it if it affects performance. Employees like this usually feed on weak management and just get worse. Sorry you are dealing with this.

+1 to all of this.

Also, I think it's fairly clear that "odor" was supposed to be "aura." So many wannabe editors on this site. I actually AM an editor and I would never pick people's posts apart the way you all do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lord, people need lessons in reading comprehension. Does her negativity affect core performanc metrics such as professionalism and teamwork? How big is your staff? The smaller the size, the greater the effect of negativity in the office atmosphere. Is there a group norm of cheerfulness and optimism that could influence a change in her behavior? If you've exhausted all the beneficent steps (talking with her, etc), I would absolutely begin to document it if it affects performance. Employees like this usually feed on weak management and just get worse. Sorry you are dealing with this.

+1 to all of this.

Also, I think it's fairly clear that "odor" was supposed to be "aura." So many wannabe editors on this site. I actually AM an editor and I would never pick people's posts apart the way you all do.

Then you should recognize that you need a comma before the "and" to avoid a comma splice. For the record, I am NOT an editor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lord, people need lessons in reading comprehension. Does her negativity affect core performanc metrics such as professionalism and teamwork? How big is your staff? The smaller the size, the greater the effect of negativity in the office atmosphere. Is there a group norm of cheerfulness and optimism that could influence a change in her behavior? If you've exhausted all the beneficent steps (talking with her, etc), I would absolutely begin to document it if it affects performance. Employees like this usually feed on weak management and just get worse. Sorry you are dealing with this.

+1 to all of this.

Also, I think it's fairly clear that "odor" was supposed to be "aura." So many wannabe editors on this site. I actually AM an editor and I would never pick people's posts apart the way you all do.

Then you should recognize that you need a comma before the "and" to avoid a comma splice. For the record, I am NOT an editor.

HA!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lord, people need lessons in reading comprehension. Does her negativity affect core performanc metrics such as professionalism and teamwork? How big is your staff? The smaller the size, the greater the effect of negativity in the office atmosphere. Is there a group norm of cheerfulness and optimism that could influence a change in her behavior? If you've exhausted all the beneficent steps (talking with her, etc), I would absolutely begin to document it if it affects performance. Employees like this usually feed on weak management and just get worse. Sorry you are dealing with this.

+1 to all of this.

Also, I think it's fairly clear that "odor" was supposed to be "aura." So many wannabe editors on this site. I actually AM an editor and I would never pick people's posts apart the way you all do.

Then you should recognize that you need a comma before the "and" to avoid a comma splice. For the record, I am NOT an editor.

NP here. A "comma splice" is the incorrect use of a comma to join two independent clauses. It is not, as you seem to think, the absence of a comma.

Here is an example of a comma splice:

It is raining today, I will take an umbrella to work.

Thanks for playing, though. I never would have posted this petty stuff if you hadn't felt the need to do so yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lord, people need lessons in reading comprehension. Does her negativity affect core performanc metrics such as professionalism and teamwork? How big is your staff? The smaller the size, the greater the effect of negativity in the office atmosphere. Is there a group norm of cheerfulness and optimism that could influence a change in her behavior? If you've exhausted all the beneficent steps (talking with her, etc), I would absolutely begin to document it if it affects performance. Employees like this usually feed on weak management and just get worse. Sorry you are dealing with this.

+1 to all of this.

Also, I think it's fairly clear that "odor" was supposed to be "aura." So many wannabe editors on this site. I actually AM an editor and I would never pick people's posts apart the way you all do.

Then you should recognize that you need a comma before the "and" to avoid a comma splice. For the record, I am NOT an editor.

NP here. A "comma splice" is the incorrect use of a comma to join two independent clauses. It is not, as you seem to think, the absence of a comma.

Here is an example of a comma splice:

It is raining today, I will take an umbrella to work.

You have two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. That DOES require a comma. Where did you get your credentials?

Thanks for playing, though. I never would have posted this petty stuff if you hadn't felt the need to do so yourself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lord, people need lessons in reading comprehension. Does her negativity affect core performanc metrics such as professionalism and teamwork? How big is your staff? The smaller the size, the greater the effect of negativity in the office atmosphere. Is there a group norm of cheerfulness and optimism that could influence a change in her behavior? If you've exhausted all the beneficent steps (talking with her, etc), I would absolutely begin to document it if it affects performance. Employees like this usually feed on weak management and just get worse. Sorry you are dealing with this.

+1 to all of this.

Also, I think it's fairly clear that "odor" was supposed to be "aura." So many wannabe editors on this site. I actually AM an editor and I would never pick people's posts apart the way you all do.

Then you should recognize that you need a comma before the "and" to avoid a comma splice. For the record, I am NOT an editor.

NP here. A "comma splice" is the incorrect use of a comma to join two independent clauses. It is not, as you seem to think, the absence of a comma.

Here is an example of a comma splice:

It is raining today, I will take an umbrella to work.

You have two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. That DOES require a comma. Where did you get your credentials?

Thanks for playing, though. I never would have posted this petty stuff if you hadn't felt the need to do so yourself.

This is too funny!

[Anonymous]

For the editor:

Using Coordinating Conjunctions

Use coordinating conjunctions to indicate that the elements they join are equal in importance and in structure.
Definition of Coordinating Conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions join grammatically similar elements (two nouns, two verbs, two modifiers, two independent clauses):

and
or
nor
so
but
for
yet
How to punctuate coordinating conjunctions
When a coordinating conjunction joins two independent clauses, a comma is used before the coordinating conjunction (unless the two independent clauses are very short).

Conjunctions that are not followed by non-essential elements should never be followed by commas.

Perhaps no budget is without some fat, but university officials argue that their unique function requires special standards of evaluation.


When either independent clause in a compound sentence contains a comma to set off introductory or non-essential elements, a reader may be confused by a comma before a coordinating conjunction. In this case, a semicolon may replace the comma.

The figures at elite universities, particularly, are enough to cause sticker shock; yet the current increases at many schools are the lowest in a decade.


When NOT to punctuate coordinating conjunctions
If a sentence begins with a coordinating conjunction, it is not followed by a comma

Yet the typical tenured professor's salary of $43,500 still represents 10% less buying power than the equivalent salary in 1970.


Commas are not used between two verbs, two subjects, two complements, or two objects joined by a coordinating conjunction.

That confuses most analogies between universities and profit-making enterprises. [compound object of preposition]

Endowments and gifts make up the rest. [compound subject]

Georgetown, for example, has eliminated one-third of its graduate programs in the past five years and recently decided to close its dental school. [compound verb]


— All examples taken from "Facing Up to Sticker Shock," Time (April 20, 1987), 70.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lord, people need lessons in reading comprehension. Does her negativity affect core performanc metrics such as professionalism and teamwork? How big is your staff? The smaller the size, the greater the effect of negativity in the office atmosphere. Is there a group norm of cheerfulness and optimism that could influence a change in her behavior? If you've exhausted all the beneficent steps (talking with her, etc), I would absolutely begin to document it if it affects performance. Employees like this usually feed on weak management and just get worse. Sorry you are dealing with this.

+1 to all of this.

Also, I think it's fairly clear that "odor" was supposed to be "aura." So many wannabe editors on this site. I actually AM an editor and I would never pick people's posts apart the way you all do.

Then you should recognize that you need a comma before the "and" to avoid a comma splice. For the record, I am NOT an editor.

NP here. A "comma splice" is the incorrect use of a comma to join two independent clauses. It is not, as you seem to think, the absence of a comma.

Here is an example of a comma splice:

It is raining today, I will take an umbrella to work.

You have two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. That DOES require a comma. Where did you get your credentials?

You seem very confused. There are seven coordinating conjunctions in the English language: And, but, for, nor, or, so, and yet. Where do you see a coordinating conjunction in "It is raining today, I will take an umbrella to work"? A comma splice is an error of style. The sentence really should be divided by a period.