Ijustwantausername
LawnSite Silver Member
- Location
- Raleigh NC
How do you go about talking to an employee about performance issues when their crew member tells on them?
Confront the one together or separate?
New employee today mentioned several things that a veteran employee is doing that is hurting productivity, and a few other unrelated issues. I have heard some of the issues before from past employees but it wasn't a big enough complaint or brought up enough to warrant approaching the veteran.
Now after hearing it again I need to have a talk with him. Since he has been with me the longest (3) years and helped me get to where I am today I admit I have played favorites, my bad. The veteran may sense that and is probably getting comfortable.
How would you begin the conversation?
Confront the one together or separate?
New employee today mentioned several things that a veteran employee is doing that is hurting productivity, and a few other unrelated issues. I have heard some of the issues before from past employees but it wasn't a big enough complaint or brought up enough to warrant approaching the veteran.
Now after hearing it again I need to have a talk with him. Since he has been with me the longest (3) years and helped me get to where I am today I admit I have played favorites, my bad. The veteran may sense that and is probably getting comfortable.
How would you begin the conversation?