Can a person be fired for their attitude?

Question

If someone at work is rude and inconsiderate and seems to always try to make trouble for other people, can that person be fired for it?

Answer 1

Yes, they can. An employer would save themselves a lot of time, energy, and potentially, money, by scraping this one off their shoe!

Rude and inconsiderate can be translated as "Hostile Work Environment", and if the employer does NOT do something about it, especially once it is brought to the employer's attention, that employer may be liable for promoting said environment. No employer wants to deal with that mess, so it is easier to simply terminate the troublemaker.

Answer 2

If your employee is a "work at will" employee (no contract and not union) then s/he can be fired or quit, for any reason or no reason at all (as long as it's not discriminatory), with or without notice. If there are performance issues, you should document them, and let them know. If the attitude is adversely affecting the performance of your staff and/or your customers then you should let them know that you are letting them go for performance. Unemployment is something that you pay into every time you pay your employees, so it's like you are paying an insurance policy to the fund that "covers you" when you fire someone. The only way to avoid the having it show up on your experience is if you fire the employee for "gross negligence" (they stole from you, did something illegal, willfully damaged the business or property, etc.). You intimate that the employee was injured on the job. If so, and it was something that was reported to Workers Comp and paid for by the company then it's a non-issue and completely separate from unemployment. If you are confident that the employee needs to be let go, some helpful hints on firing someone in a potentially volatile situation: * Find an office or private area to let them go. * Have someone else in the room with you - preferably a manager or supervisor * Let them know it's not working out, you need to let them go, and that their employment is ending immediately. * Let them vent - if necessary. Listen to what they say, and take notes if necessary. * No matter how you personally feel, let them know you understand their frustration but that there is no alternative. * Don't condemn them - but wish them luck as they move on. * Let them know exactly what to expect (no references, final paycheck, who to call for questions regarding anything)

Answer 3

Yes, no room for attitudes in a work place. Unable to handle the tasks at hand throughout the day, if busy playing a babysitter role to someone immature still going through changes or lord knows what else. Work and personal should always be kept separate.

Answer 4

Yes. Technically that is not "attitude" that is harrassment. Though to get dismissed on those grounds will require specific documentation with corroborating stories from other employees. Minimally, you have to have at least one specific case of this action.

If its undocumentable, avoid this person. If this person is unavoidable, then talk with your HR person.

Do not confront this individual. That is HR's job.

Good luck

Answer 5

Yes, if someone brings down the morale of the company/office, they are told to stop making trouble and continue. It's called insubordination.

Answer 6

they should b fired. people who are rude and inconsiderate take away from a good working enverment and reduce productivity and dont make workers happy.

Answer 7

Yes. A person can be fired for anything other than protected status such as race, sex, religion, etc.

Answer 8

Sure, if enough people complain to the higher ups about that person, and say either that one person goes, or we all go. It is employment at will.

Answer 9

Absolutely. In most states an employer doesn't even need a reason to fire you.

Answer 10

Yes, they are disrupting business and the boss will lose money if this person keeps on by causing problems. They won't tolerate it.