Chapter 6. Preparing to Conduct Appraisals on Former Coworkers
Meet Tom, a first-time manager at a manufacturing plant in the Midwest. Up until the time of his promotion, Tom worked for two years “on the floor,” along with his dad and several good friends. When the opportunity for a promotion to manager came along, Tom applied, hoping, but never believing, that he’d be selected. When he was told the good news, Tom had a mixed reaction: He was thrilled to be moving a step closer to his ultimate goal of department head, but the promotion also meant he was going to supervise his friends; more significantly, he was going to be in charge of his own father! Tom’s dad joked about how his son was now his boss, but Tom wasn’t amused; in fact, he was extremely ...
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