‘The biggest turkey I ever hired’ (things not to do once you get hired)
“A fellow who, after one week on the job, asked for a week off so he could go to Florida. We said no. He called in sick for a week and came back with a tan.”
“We hired someone who, the second day on the job, was found taking a nap in the CEO’s office.”
“One new hire came in late, left early, and told me, ‘I’m going to be sick tomorrow, so I won’t be in.’ ”
“I hired a salesman who had left the passenger window of his car open during a rainstorm, so I rode around all day on a wet seat.”
“An individual who immediately ran up $5,000 in personal expenses on his corporate credit card, which the company has been unable to recover.”
“We hired a driver who called in and said he had a flat, so he couldn’t get to the next job. When we suggested he change the tire and move on, it turned out he actually had four flat tires. He had tried to leave a parking lot the wrong way (without paying) and, after running over the tire shredders with the front tires, kept going and blew out the back two.”
“A young woman I hired snowballed me all the way. Whenever I was out of our two-person office, she would put up a ‘Closed’ sign and leave.”
“I offered someone a position and he accepted, but before his start date, I found out he had worked here years ago and was fired. The reason for dismissal was that he requested time off to go to his mother’s funeral. Somebody checked and found out his mother had died three years before. We didn’t rehire him.”
“The administrative assistant who came in on the first morning after I hired her, then left for lunch and never returned.”
“One guy didn’t show up for work, so I called his home. His wife said he was at work and gave me a number to call. When I called, I found out he had a new job.”