Would you fire someone who made your uncomfortable?

[Anonymous]

Would you fire someone whose work ethic or style or working made you uncomfortable? Say you're a super organized type A performer. You have an employee who is a type B performer. Her way of working has been going fine but you are so nervous she will miss something.

I feel like this is why my boss is trying to fire me.

[Anonymous]

What do you mean, type a or type b? As in, your boss wants you to adhere to a system they have put in place to make sure things get done and you want to manage it independently? If so, yea, you need to do what your boss says.

It isn't "going fine" if it is causing your boss additional stress or requiring additional management on their part.

[Anonymous]

I'm thinking there's more to the story than this, OP. Provide more concrete details.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would you fire someone whose work ethic or style or working made you uncomfortable? Say you're a super organized type A performer. You have an employee who is a type B performer. Her way of working has been going fine but you are so nervous she will miss something.

I feel like this is why my boss is trying to fire me.

It sounds like you are disorganized and your boss does not have much confidence in your ability to do your job as a result. Just because you think your system works does not mean that it works for your boss, and since she's your boss, you need to work with her system, not the other way around.

[Anonymous]

If you are not meeting the goals and expectations clearly set out by your boss regularly, then yes I would consider firing you. Its not always easy to adhere to other's working styles but if you meeting the objectives required then no I wouldn't fire you but I would like have a review with you about why you aren't meeting them, begin to work more closely with you to get things accomplished and leave open the door for termination. We have several employees currently that are not meeting their goals. In each case we have written out the deadlines, and objects required, we have asked that they meet with us weekly to show progress if it hasn't been meet then we figure out why. We now have enough documentation about their inability to meet expectations for termination.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you fire someone whose work ethic or style or working made you uncomfortable? Say you're a super organized type A performer. You have an employee who is a type B performer. Her way of working has been going fine but you are so nervous she will miss something.

I feel like this is why my boss is trying to fire me.

It sounds like you are disorganized and your boss does not have much confidence in your ability to do your job as a result. Just because you think your system works does not mean that it works for your boss, and since she's your boss, you need to work with her system, not the other way around.

Yep, sounds like you need to step it up, or start looking for a new job.

[Anonymous]

It does not sound like the issue is you make her uncomfortable. It should like the issue is you are doing a lousy job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would you fire someone whose work ethic or style or working made you uncomfortable? Say you're a super organized type A performer. You have an employee who is a type B performer. Her way of working has been going fine but you are so nervous she will miss something.

I feel like this is why my boss is trying to fire me.

I only care about results. When I read your post, frankly, I see BS arguments trying to justify lack of performance. So, yes, I'd fire you first chance I get.

[Anonymous]

Are you the PIP poster?

[Anonymous]

OP, are you OP of the PIP thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, are you OP of the PIP thread?

My guess is yes

[Anonymous]

I sympathize, OP. I used to be an admin for a Type A personality (I'm definitely Type B). I am not lazy and always got things done. BUT, boss was a SUPER micromanager and would frequently email me and then come out of his office to ask if I'd received the email. Very frustrating.

In the end, it was demoralizing and I left the job. Type A bosses are the WORSE if you aren't programmed similarly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sympathize, OP. I used to be an admin for a Type A personality (I'm definitely Type B). I am not lazy and always got things done. BUT, boss was a SUPER micromanager and would frequently email me and then come out of his office to ask if I'd received the email. Very frustrating.

In the end, it was demoralizing and I left the job. Type A bosses are the WORSE if you aren't programmed similarly.

This is OP.

Some of the way I have been treated due to minute and petty issues is insane. I have met all deadlines and met all their project requirements. However, I don't do things THEIR way. If I don't respond to an email in 30 minutes, I am in trouble. If I say, "Let me finish x and then I will start y" I am in trouble.

Its awful. Now my boss is building a file with copies of invoices I have paid 3 days after receiving them versus within 24 hours that she demands, etc.

[Anonymous]

Yes but it's illegal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sympathize, OP. I used to be an admin for a Type A personality (I'm definitely Type B). I am not lazy and always got things done. BUT, boss was a SUPER micromanager and would frequently email me and then come out of his office to ask if I'd received the email. Very frustrating.

In the end, it was demoralizing and I left the job. Type A bosses are the WORSE if you aren't programmed similarly.

This is OP.

Some of the way I have been treated due to minute and petty issues is insane. I have met all deadlines and met all their project requirements. However, I don't do things THEIR way.

If you are not doing your work how/when your bosses require it, it means that you are NOT meeting requirements.

And regarding the phrase from your OP about the work ethic making someone uncomfortable... Maybe a pathological, anxiety-ridden perfectionist would make a reasonable boss uncomfortable, but clearly it's not you.