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Originally Posted by Rathji
No, you said that you would fire them if they didn't want to help the customers like the teachers were not wanting to help the students by working for another company.
I want all of them to come work for me.
Thanks
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You're trying to compile the nuances of half a dozen of my posts into a single, black and white statement. I fire people that can't see past their own narrowly-defined view of what is part of their job. I have higher staff morale and a better company for it.
Pretend I own a company that makes widgets. That's not far off what I do since I own a manufacturing company. When I interview people, I make it very clear that our main job is to get widgets out the door. I may be hiring you as the guy that sweeps the floor, or the guy that operates the widget press, but your "role" comes secondary to the focus of the business as a whole, which is getting widgets out the door. If I ask you to do something that furthers our goal of getting widgets out the door - even though it's different from your "role" of floor sweeper - I expect you to do it. Of course what I ask needs to be reasonable, but assume it is.
Coming back to teachers - you need to get over who is signing this $100 to $200 cheque (depending on the day of the week they come in). The job of a teacher is to educate and grade students. If they have to go to Edmonton to grade the papers, BFD. Not to mention it's a voluntary position. Firing a teacher over not volunteering is moot. A: They can't be fired. B: They're going to fill all the positions. This article is pretending there is this big crisis when in fact there isn't.
If they don't fill all of the positions by the time marking starts I'll donate $25 to the charity of Rathji's choice.