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It's illegal to force employees to be positive and professional

brainhulk

brainhulk

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http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/233832#

We all know that there is a certain amount of negativity in every workplace. And, it turns out, there's not much you can do from a human-resources perspective to get rid of it.

In fact, now by law, you can't force your workers to not be negative.

The National Labor Relations Board says that workplace policies requiring employees to behave in a "positive and professional manner" actually violate federal law.
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Woot time to be negative and unprofessional! !!! Muhahahaha
 
Look, we want you to express yourself, okay? Now if you feel that the bare minimum is enough, then okay. But some people choose to wear more and we encourage that, okay? You do want to express yourself, don't you?
 
I'm usually a pretty quiet guy (stop laughing), but I am very vocal when certain workplace policies and decisions go against the grain of efficiency, productivity and common sense.

And I do work for someone with well over 100K employees.
 
When you have government paper pushers whose sole function in life is to make it harder for everyone else to do their jobs, it's no wonder why people are angry at government.
 
CPA said:
"positive and professional" is a violation, but "positive and ethical" is not.

Okay, beyond the debate between the two, it's obvious to me that the Feds have way too much time on their hands...again, and that idiots run the show in the government, just as they do in the workplace.
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This time I'm in agreement with the Feds. Management screwed our company and of course they blamed everyone else for their incompetence. Naturally, failure has been attributed to people not being "positive" about having their gonads metaphorically electrocuted and to after just about anyone for that.

The "logic" is "We aren't doing as well as we should. You are to blame because you weren't "positive" enough and so you are fired"

Yeah, that's real and real foolish.
 
Hayabusa Rider said:
This time I'm in agreement with the Feds. Management screwed our company and of course they blamed everyone else for their incompetence. Naturally, failure has been attributed to people not being "positive" about having their gonads metaphorically electrocuted and to after just about anyone for that.

The "logic" is "We aren't doing as well as we should. You are to blame because you weren't "positive" enough and so you are fired"

Yeah, that's real and real foolish.
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Incompetence and professionalism are two different things. In "At Will" states, it's going to be hard to prove you were released because of a lack of professionalism when the company can just as easily say it was incompetence.
 
Is it illegal to suggest that employees be positive and professional, otherwise they'll lose their job?
 
dank69 said:
Look, we want you to express yourself, okay? Now if you feel that the bare minimum is enough, then okay. But some people choose to wear more and we encourage that, okay? You do want to express yourself, don't you?
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You know the Nazis had pieces of flair they made the jews wear.
 
He places the blame on Federal laws and regulations and, rightly so. However, I fear the approach or manner HR departments will take to "hire the right people to begin with " far more than Federal regulations. The use of demographic keyword software to sort resumes is already rampant and it's too easy to add a few more filters. In short, I believe HR departments will work harder to eliminate unsuitable candidates than to find the best candidates. This will further bog down the already cumbersome hiring process and put further pressure on existing employees.
 
dank69 said:
Look, we want you to express yourself, okay? Now if you feel that the bare minimum is enough, then okay. But some people choose to wear more and we encourage that, okay? You do want to express yourself, don't you?
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I do want to express myself, okay.

*flips the bird*
 
Having to work with people who piss & moan constantly wears on the nerves after awhile & makes the thought of going to work unpleasant. Yes, it's fine to have constructive criticism around workplace issues but it should be aired in a professional manner, never in front of clients or the general public imho. Having to deal every day with Dan & Debbie Downer type people turns a job into a real drag.
 
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