2007-10-28 05:25:45 · 7 answers · asked by nitemedic9 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Not outright no. Gross Misconduct are the only reasons for being instantly dismissed, ie skimming the till, personal use of company property (like hard out, ie $200 ph bill, stealing stationery). Worst would be a verbal warning or a bloody good talking to. ie you say: explain to me what your interpretation of short break is, cos it sure as heck did not mean go to town for lunch...type deal. Sux, cos its makes you feel like you did not give them 'clear and reasonable' instruction, when you know they are just scamming you and playing the dumb card.
2007-10-28 18:55:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, they should not be fired for that; firing should be used as a last resort for people who Do Not complete their job assignments or who do poor work on a constant basis....That person may have totally misunderstood what a "break" meant; and it may just be sincere miscommunication. People should not be fired for going to lunch...Its a shame that managers use "firing" like they're on some Donald Trump wanna-be powertrip.
That boss needs to look at that workers COMPLETE job performance. If that worker has consistantly not been doing their job; consistantly going for long lunches after being warned several times, and been consistantly unreliable---then yes firing may be an option. But a person should be always be pre-warned about their mistakes before they are sent to the chopping blocks. In this situation--the boss could leave a letter in the mailbox stating that lunches are for 60 minutes, breaks are for 30 minutes, and please make sure you are observing the office rules or discpiline may be involved.
2007-10-28 14:19:46 · answer #2 · answered by Davida 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What's the definition of a short break? To my mind, that is no more than 10 minutes. Sounds like this lunch break went at least an hour. That's not a short break.
2007-10-28 12:30:28 · answer #3 · answered by Dan H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They should be warned, not fired.
Labor laws specify a set amount of break time per hours worked. It sounds like this lunch took longer than average, so a discussion should definitely happen to define the time limit for future breaks.
2007-10-28 13:48:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on who that 'someone' is. If you're working at a store say, and a customer says "You should take a short break" and you leave, yeah - you can be fired. If the boss/owner tells you to take a break, and you do, then you shouldn't be able to be fired..
2007-10-28 12:30:19 · answer #5 · answered by Bob Thompson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends on ur authority level and ur job rules overall
2007-10-28 12:29:58 · answer #6 · answered by Princess28 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
huh i say yea
i would telll u why
but yea
2007-10-28 12:28:26 · answer #7 · answered by fredisha 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋