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WCDT: 2882-2886 (26-30 January 2015)
swapna:
--- Quote from: Tova on 29 Jan 2015, 21:12 ---And there it is, rolling in.
Dora is being as tactful as she could possibly be in this situation.
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No. It really wouldn't have hurt treating Hanners nicer, and maybe talking to her as a person rather than 'telephone between Faye and Dora'.
--- Quote from: Tova on 29 Jan 2015, 21:12 ---Suggestion she should have left it ambiguous over whether she was still fired? That would be crappy.
Telling her via text? Sorry, but you've got to be flipping joking. That is the most tactless thing I can think of.
Walking in would be shitty. Saying anything that gives her false hope about her job would be shitty. Doing anything suggested by people accusing her off being shitty would in fact be shitty.
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No, the information was good, but she could have called. Of course it's not a very good situation, and neither way of communication is going to be pleasant, but you really don't have to drag in a friend who you know is very sensitive to those things (remember Hanners' Reaction to the Dora/Marten breakup?) and treat her like crap
DillyDolly:
--- Quote from: Meilu on 29 Jan 2015, 21:20 ---
--- Quote from: swapna on 29 Jan 2015, 21:02 ---
--- Quote from: jheartney on 29 Jan 2015, 20:46 ---The insurance bit was quite decent of Dora. It's not something she had to do.
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Well I wouldn't go that far. Not doing it would make her a horrible person, and it doesn't cost her anything (Faye doesn't get paid). It's not something she had to do, yes, but 'not ruining somebody's life even though you could' doesn't get you a lot of brownie points.
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Not doing it doesn't make her a horrible person, and it does cost her money. It may not be much, it depends entirely on how her small business group insurance plan is structured. It's also a little risky to not fire her immediately, given that Faye could turn around and point to the incident as being prior to being fired and claim to have been clean ever since. Firing her for being a recovering alcoholic is a different beast than firing someone for drinking on the job. I'm not saying Faye would do that, just pointing out there's legal nuance that's potentially problematic even in employment-at-will states.
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Some companies (even small ones) offer health insurance as part of severance. It's still decent of Dora, but she could have handled it better.
Omega Entity:
--- Quote from: DillyDolly on 29 Jan 2015, 21:21 ---While this is true, how many bosses do you know would expect their current employees tell an ex employee they are still fired? Makes it even worse when you think about it.
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On the contrary - Dora is being consistent, and that in itself is a good thing even in regard to Faye. To be inconsistent would be to allow boundaries to be mercurial, and boundaries are important, especially to someone who is getting over an addiction of any kind.
jheartney:
--- Quote from: DillyDolly on 29 Jan 2015, 21:21 ---
--- Quote from: Penquin47 on 29 Jan 2015, 21:17 ---Regarding Dora telling people that Faye is fired: Hanners works at the coffee shop too. At a small business like that, I would imagine the first thing Dora did when other employees got into work is tell them what happened. If for no other reason than because they'd ask "Hey, where's Faye?"
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While this is true, how many bosses do you know would expect their current employees tell an ex employee they are still fired? Makes it even worse when you think about it.
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It would be bad to make a junior employee tell them they're fired in the first place, but relaying that the firing is still in place is another matter - It's the default case. Besides, it's actually good news Hanners gets to deliver - Faye's not on the hook for astronomical hospital bills.
Omega Entity:
--- Quote from: swapna on 29 Jan 2015, 21:24 ---
No, the information was good, but she could have called. Of course it's not a very good situation, and neither way of communication is going to be pleasant, but you really don't have to drag in a friend who you know is very sensitive to those things (remember Hanners' Reaction to the Dora/Marten breakup?) and treat her like crap
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The best thing Dora can do right now is to minimize contact with Faye, including calling. At this point, it'd only cause more problems, and would be rubbing salt in the giant, gaping wound that is currently Faye.
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