Read the Case: The Inherited Employee. In a 1 to 2 page paper, answer the 2 questions located after the case. APA format.
Case: The Inherited Employee Tonday aup Soon after she became a supervisor in the building services department, Donna Paine decided that a housekeeping aide named Sally Clark was emerging as a problem employee. An employee of about 4 months. and thus a month past the end of the probationary period, Sally was frequently idle. She seemed always to do exactly what she was supposed to do, if only at a minimally acceptable level, and then do nothing until specifically assigned to another task. Donna grew especially sensitive to the situation when she began to hear complaints from other employees about Sally not doing her share of the work. Donna pulled the file the previous supervisor had started concerning Sally. There was very little in the file. She set up an appointment with Sally. In opening the discussion, Donna said, “I am unable to find your 3-month probationary review. Do you still have your copy?” The reply was “What review? I never had one.” Donna then asked, “What about your orientation checklist from when you started in the department? Still have your cоpy?” “Never got one. I don’t think I had any orientation.” “How did you first learn about your duties and about the department?” asked Donna. “Iwatched someone else-Janie, I think her name was-for a couple of hours. But Janie left that week.” At this point, Donna dropped her tentative plans to address what she considered Sally’s substandard performance. Instead, she thought she had best look into the apparent absence of a probationary review and attempt to determine why Sally had never received an orientation to the department.
Questions 1. 2. What should Donna do about the departmental orientation that Sally had apparently never received? Sally has apparently gone beyond the end of the standard probationary period without receiving a probationary evaluation. What can Donna do about this, and how might this affect Sally’s status? References 1. Werther WB Jr. Dear Boss. Meadowbrook; 1989:189. 2. Wanous JP, Reichers AE. New employee orientation programs. Human Resource Management Review. 2000;10(4):435–451. https
