A fishing employee
I have an employee who is an avid fisherman and also knows many people
at the coast here in NW. FL. He says he likes to fish but does not
like to cook and eat fish so he has started to bring me fish every
Monday. So far it has been grouper one week, redfish another, then sea
trout, more grouper and now stone crab claws. I am now feeling very
weird about this. My wife and kids are actually getting tired of fish
and I am thinking there is more to this situation than it looked
initially. We area very small company (6 employees) and somewhat
unstable and he is the most recent hire. How does this look to Y'all? |
dbohara
Feb 6
2006
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| Teach him to hunt! |
Dan
Feb 7
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| The way I see it, it is kind of like politics: How will others see
it? Ideally the quality of his work should not play into your decision
process, but in the real world of managing a small company, it does
and will. If you really like the guy then you have to be careful of
not bruising his feelings of course. If his work is marginal and you
may have to let him go, then be really careful. One way to deal with it is to implement a gift "policy". These are
normally limited to something like $25 a year. So once he's given you
fish a couple of times you are "over the limit" and can no longer
accept. Blame it on your lawyers. :-) |
Wayne.B
Feb 6
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| actually, in additino, id make sure i knew where his fishing spots
were, get all the information and then fire him. :>) |
Shortwave
Feb 7
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| That's evil. I like it. |
Doug
Feb 7
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| >at the coast here in NW. FL. He says he likes to fish but does not |
bb
Feb 7
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| >at the coast here in NW. FL. He says he likes to fish but does not |
JohnH
Feb 6
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| Put the fish he gives you on ebay, with the money you make off of the fish,
buy meat and chicken. --glad i could help! |
Dan
Feb 6
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| Hmmm. He could claim these were some of the fish Jesus provided...and
sell them for $10,000 each. Is there a picture of Mary on any of them? |
Harry
Feb 6
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| Like you have too much time on your hands. |
Harry
Feb 6
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| >at the coast here in NW. FL. He says he likes to fish but does not |
Shortwave
Feb 6
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| I'd say he sounds like a generous guy. But, if it feels awkward (maybe
because you're the boss?), how about suggesting that he give some to other
people as well? Otherwise, learn to freeze fish. How can anyone get tired of fresh fish???? |
Doug
Feb 6
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| He needs to learn some new recipes so he can vary the menu.
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Reggie
Feb 6
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| The poor guy is just playing up to his new boss. Might be a good time
to tell him to share his catch with the other 4? employees. |
Don
Feb 6
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