Danger! Rant Inside about people with selective memory

[MeanLaureen]

Just had to vent because I'm getting soooo tired of this.

At work I have seen so many people with what I like to call "selective memory". Let me explain what I mean by that.

They do something wrong, I, or one of the other bosses tells them to knock it off, they do it again, we tell them again, they do it again, we yell louder. Finally they get punished/fired/probation, whatever - and all of a sudden that have ABSOLUTELY no recollection of the umpteen times they were told to knock it off.

Then they go and whine to everyone else, call whomever will listen "Poor poor me! I did something and nobody told me it was wrong to do! They never warned me! I'm a victim! The powers that be are HORRIBLE." So they suck all the other people into believing that they were treated unfairly and we look like big meanies (okay, I am a meanie but I like taking credit only when credit is due )

If only I can show the people they have duped all of the correspondence that these people have received, telling them to straighten up so we can cut this nonsense out.

The moral of this story? Well there is two of them - first off, if you run into one of these people, do me a favor and whap them before I run into them and two, next time you are at work or somewhere else and you hear someone whine about how unfair they were treated, remember... there is always another side to the story!

The more I work with people, the more I love my dogs.

 

[luvwinnie]

Lauri, this is the last thing you need right now....whiny forgetful workers! How are you feeling tonight?

 

[MeanLaureen]

Lauri, this is the last thing you need right now....whiny forgetful workers! How are you feeling tonight?

Hey Winnie... yeah I know.. I have little patience for adult whiny manipulators right now

On the bright side.. I'm so doped up on Methylpredsolone and Morphine that I can't even remember what I posted..

 

[halestrm]

Tell me about it. That is why I sent a memo to everyone explaining how people are terminated. (And posted on intranet, lunch room info board, etc)

In the handbook it explains what we can immediately term for (drugs, weapons, no show, violence, cursing a boss, disclosure of confidental info, etc) and what we have to document at least once (tardy, foul mouth, etc).

About 2 days after terming someone, I send a policy reminder about the policy they broke. I never say it is why someone was fired, I just say this policy has been repeatedly broken recently and want to remind everyone that this policy exists.

 

[MeanLaureen]

Tell me about it. That is why I sent a memo to everyone explaining how people are terminated. (And posted on intranet, lunch room info board, etc)

In the handbook it explains what we can immediately term for (drugs, weapons, no show, violence, cursing a boss, disclosure of confidental info, etc) and what we have to document at least once (tardy, foul mouth, etc).

About 2 days after terming someone, I send a policy reminder about the policy they broke. I never say it is why someone was fired, I just say this policy has been repeatedly broken recently and want to remind everyone that this policy exists.

I wish I could do something like that - unfortunately I'm required to remain tight lipped and not say word one, just hoping that the people with a reasonable mind would realize that we don't go around doing stuff like that "just because" or because we have it out for someone or a group of people.

 

[TLinden16]

Some people just don't get it, Lauri. I've seen that happen a couple of times in my workplace. But the behavior continues. Some people just don't care.

Karen

 

[MeanLaureen]

Some people just don't get it, Lauri. I've seen that happen a couple of times in my workplace. But the behavior continues. Some people just don't care.

Karen

It's really pathetic, Karen. These people make absolute fools out of themselves and they just don't realize it. Luckily the majority of the people they feed their sob stories to don't buy it, but you occasionally see some naive ones getting upset.

 

[Beanie]

Well, I don't think I am *that* bad, but I do have a really bad memory Unfortunately, my boss will tell me something today and I won't remember by the time I get home tonight. It is so bad and I openly admit that I can't remember a thing. However, your co workers seem to be extreme! Sorry you have to deal with that, Lauri!!