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(The Age (Melbourne))   You're the CEO, you can just fire them   (theage.com.au) divider line
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1647 clicks; posted to Business » on 01 Feb 2023 at 3:45 PM (8 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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feckingmorons [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 2:28:31 PM  
Great, my boss is writing to advice columns about me.
 
Osama bin Limbaugh [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 2:42:16 PM  
More information needed.  I get the feeling this device is in play.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreliable_narrator
 
Lambskincoat [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 2:53:36 PM  
I'm the CEO but my staff are bullying me. What do I do?

Go for a swim in a room full of Benjamins.
 
AdmirableSnackbar [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-01 3:16:20 PM  
Shut up, Elon, you suck.
 
Muta
2023-02-01 3:51:09 PM  
You're the CEO, you can just fire them

Firing just one or two should be enough to send a message.
 
krebshack
2023-02-01 3:56:47 PM  

Muta: You're the CEO, you can just fire them

Firing just one or two should be enough to send a message.


The message that he's not going to fire us all and we can bully the boss harder.
 
wxboy
2023-02-01 4:01:04 PM  

krebshack: Muta: You're the CEO, you can just fire them

Firing just one or two should be enough to send a message.

The message that he's not going to fire us all and we can bully the boss harder.


TFA suggests the problem is with 2 people, so firing 2 people would just about do it.

Of course, that all depends on whether it's actual bullying or just a bad CEO's perception of bullying by people trying to do the right thing in spite of the CEO.
 
PvtStash
2023-02-01 4:07:29 PM  
'They are both smart, articulate"

like maybe more than you possibly?

like maybe if you just hit cruise control and let them do their thing the business would be just fine and you can just collect your paycheck for letting the "smart, articulate" people run the show, like might make good business sense anyway?


Just say'n, if they are smart and all, then maybe they are just smart enough to not let you exert too much influence.

Or is that just literally an impossibility because yo are for sure that much smarter than they are combined?
So smart you're asking someone who never CEO'd before how to better CEO?
 
SpocksEars [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 4:07:58 PM  
 Always remember: There are 3 sides to every story.

You've heard ONE.
 
sgarri7777
2023-02-01 4:14:12 PM  
I'll take things that never happened for 400
 
Tr0mBoNe [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 4:20:59 PM  

SpocksEars: Always remember: There are 3 sides to every story.

You've heard ONE.


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SpocksEars [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 4:23:01 PM  

Tr0mBoNe: SpocksEars: Always remember: There are 3 sides to every story.

You've heard ONE.

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Thank you, Kosh for your wisdom.
 
Tr0mBoNe [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 4:24:36 PM  

SpocksEars: Tr0mBoNe: SpocksEars: Always remember: There are 3 sides to every story.

You've heard ONE.

[Fark user image 640x480]

Thank you, Kosh for your wisdom.


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bighairyguy [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 4:25:04 PM  
Reduce your administrative headcount by one and them let them reduce the headcount by physicall
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SecondaryControl [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 4:34:17 PM  
Ask your dad.  After all, he (evidently) gave you a company that you are woefully unequipped to run - so assuming that he built it, he might have some insights into whateverinthehell your problem is.
 
Tchernobog
2023-02-01 4:38:56 PM  
Why do I get the feeling this "bullying" is people exercising their rights to not be treated like property?

"I need you to work 90 hours this week and be on call 24/7.  Sorry, you're salaried, hands are tied."
"No."
"Stop bullying me!"
 
bifster [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-01 4:47:06 PM  
I didn't know that was an option but willing to give it a try.
 
Combustion [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 4:54:27 PM  

SecondaryControl: Ask your dad.  After all, he (evidently) gave you a company that you are woefully unequipped to run - so assuming that he built it, he might have some insights into whateverinthehell your problem is.


That's what I assumed as well. Nobody that weak and dumb would be able to build a company from nothing. They can only take it over and run it into the ground, as people with degrees and experience just sit there able to do nothing.
 
kkinnison [OhFark]
2023-02-01 6:26:22 PM  
The question is from Elon. And he thinks twitter users are employees
 
electricjebus [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-02-01 7:52:42 PM  
If you're actually getting bullied by your workers then you're just not cut out for a leadership role, it's a talent more than a skill.  If they're bullying you, imagine what they're doing to their coworkers.
 
Needlessly Complicated [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 10:42:15 PM  
Crap, the boss knows about Thursday Night Thunder.
 
Billy Liar
2023-02-01 11:51:37 PM  
Steve Harvey on Firing White People Vs. Firing Black People
Youtube ijBR77iK3Tw
 
DanInKansas
2023-02-02 7:09:29 AM  
Have you tried dying mad about it?
 
Not again 5
2023-02-02 2:37:26 PM  
The letter after that one really seals the "bosses have it sooo rough" story.  An employee in probationary period gets better job, instead of just leaving during the probate period like they have the absolute right to (and the employer has the right to fire without cause with no repercussion), the advice is to talk to the current and prospective employer about whose feeling will be hurt most.  Just leave, employee, you have every right in to world to.
 
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