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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only way you can figure this out is by doing a 365 review. [i]The “never greeting” thing sounds more like the employee being touchy than anything else. [/i]There are certain people who have rigid ideas of “politeness” and get fixated on perceived violations of that. Manager has been there longer than employee, so you should try to sort out what is really going on.

I had a manager who was very rude. Everyone knew it. It’s not something that can be hidden. [/quote]

This sounds pretty black and white to me. Either they guy says hi/ greets or doesn't. He's missing a human element, it sounds like. [/quote]

It’d not black and white at all. The employee could be overly sensitive - like the manager was in the middle of something important and was distracted, one time, and now she’s on a crusade. It happens. In general I am suspicious of people fixated on the “rudeness” of others. If this manager is truly off-putting then OP should be able to find evidence of that. [/quote]

If this is always happening then the problem is the manager. People matter. You need to greet them. We teach this to small kids. [/quote]

My take on what the OP is saying is that the manager never greets her. He mentioned on her first day; he didn't approach her and say "Hi Erica, I am Michael. We are going to be working together blah blah blah." and according to her, he still lacks the skills to greet her. He also mentioned that there were examples of him being harsh towards her in the first few weeks. It sounds like a lot is going on. One thing is for sure this employee isn't going to take his crap. She gave you a warning she's looking for a new job. [/quote]

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