She is with the company for 4 years. Married, kids however never take the initiative to do more (Always in her comfort zone). Have told her the potential on the job and herself able to take bigger role. But, only got lip service and back to complacent.
2006-08-23 07:34:19 · 10 answers · asked by who_owned_a_PS2_V3 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Some people are just content where they are and have not the ambition to take on more responsibility, which usually means less time and energy for family. Companies need both, the ambitious, driven achievers, and the steady, reliable worker ants who do their job silently and thoroughly without any expectations except appreciation through job stability and a monthly paycheck.
It is really a personal decision. Hers, to pursue or not a career; yours, to replace her or not by a worker with with the profile you need/expect for the job. In the end, the determining factor will probably be what lies in the company's best interest.
Just don't think that ambition needs to be a requisite for every position. Ambituous workers are excellent for driving new projects, change management, taking the company up to a higher level. Unambituous worker ants are needed to maintain the company on the level reached, they will tie all the loose ends, fill up the gaps, mend the cracks in the system where resources are stretched by an aggressive drive. Don't subestimate the value of the unambitous. Don't overestimate the value of the ambituous.
2006-08-23 08:09:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she is producing enough for the amount of money you or the company is paying her, then leave her be. If not, or your company NEEDS a person to assume a bigger role with all the additional responsibility it entails, then you have no choice but to
terminate her. She may need that "comfort zone" for a variety of reasons. Finally, her performance will be taken into account when and if she asks for a raise.
2006-08-23 14:47:22 · answer #2 · answered by angleheart20 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is she doign the job she's paid for in a competent fashion? Certainly after 4 years she knows the job completely. Not all of us are anxious for advancement, ya know.
If your employee is pulling her weight, and perfoeming at an adequate level, firing her will result in you having to train a completely new person to do the job. You'll have to do your job at the same time, which will add significant stress to your life for a while.
Leave this happy person alone, and give her the minimal pay raises necessary, while concentrating on another employee who shows more incentive and adaptability.
2006-08-23 14:44:46 · answer #3 · answered by xraytech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she's doing the job you hired her to do, and doing it satisfactorily, you don't have a reason to "sack" her.
She may not be interested in a bigger role because she's trying to maintain a work-life balance, because she feels she's being used to do higher-level work at a lower-level salary, because she's being asked to do more work than she can handle well, or for a variety of other reasons. This doesn't maker her an unworthy employee.
2006-08-23 14:48:55 · answer #4 · answered by bigbadboss.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you pay her to do it,then she should do it. Perhaps an increase in salary as an incentive would benefit you both. More responsibility = more compensation. Right? On the other hand, replace her and train the replacement better. After all, the biggest mistake an employer can make is to fire someone they hired and failed to properly train.
2006-08-23 14:45:24 · answer #5 · answered by Papa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is doing what is asked of her, am I right? How could you think of firing her? If you want her to do more, it is up to you as her supervisor to assign her more tasks. Not everyone is a go-getter. Some people find other things more important than their job. She is probably working to contribute to what is her main focus-her family, not your company. I am sorry to say, I fault you here, not her. If you want her to take on the responsibility for the XYZ report, teach her how to do it, and assign it to her.
2006-08-23 14:46:57 · answer #6 · answered by melouofs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hire someone else to do the extra work and bigger role, have her report to them.
2006-08-23 15:15:30 · answer #7 · answered by Answers1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let her rot, I don't believe mediocrity is legit grounds for dismissal
2006-08-23 14:41:19 · answer #8 · answered by Yote' 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she does her job and is good at it, keep her, but don't consider her for promotion.
2006-08-23 15:58:49 · answer #9 · answered by Mollywobbles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave her alone, seems like she enjoys what she is doing and doesn't want to do anything more...
2006-08-23 14:48:26 · answer #10 · answered by Workinmamma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋