Comments on: Should disgruntled staff kidnap the boss?

By: Shaving Brushes

Shaving Brushes — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:04:01 +0000

Employee relations should be given more importance in an office environment as well as on any other business establishment ,’~

By: Eva Campbell

Eva Campbell — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:59:34 +0000

employee relations is very very important in the business setting.`,.

By: Erin Turner

Erin Turner — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:12:37 +0000

good employee relations is very important for the success of the company and any business.’”

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:30:34 +0000

Hi Brandon, Thanks for stopping by and welcome to my blog. I agree. None of us should ever take our employment for granted, especially given the number of people around the world who do not have suitable employment. Andrews last blog post..Guest post and thanks to all readers

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:49:30 +0000

Too many people believe that a job is a right, I don't feel that way, I think it is a gift that we should work very hard to grow and respect. Just my 2 cents, for what it is worth! Ramble, Ramble, Ramble! Brandons last blog post..Should I buy a franchise?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:15:17 +0000

Hi Babera, Thanks for your comment and welcome to my blog. Sounds like you are fairly convinced in your views, and certainly this crude form of tactics should not be used as a method to gain unreasonable concessions. On the other hand, I can understand the frustration of employees in cases where the company is acting in an unreasonable or unscrupulos fashion, but still, this is not the best way to settle disputes and I hope that it dose not become common outside of France. Andrews last blog post..Should disgruntled staff kidnap the boss?

By: Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach

Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:35:48 +0000

A resounding NO is my answer. Insisting on concessions when those concessions will result in, say, the company going bankrupt is just plain ridiculous. Barbara Ling, Virtual Coachs last blog post..Video Assassin Countdown - Make Money with YouTube Videos

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:19:19 +0000

Tom,

To a degree, I would think that it would be highly likely that in most cases, each party would share some of the responsibility for the fact that things have deteriorated so badly.

That said, some employers do behave in an unscrupulous manner, and where this happens, the bosses concerned have only themselves to blame for this type of situation.

Jake,

Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog.

It was my pleasure to look at your blog and I hope to do so as often as possible.

I would imagine that the practice would be illegal in the U.S, and I wonder how often it really goes on.

Cath,

Yep, definitively no April Fools joke here.

I agree with your comment about changing the law. Not only should governments ensure that this kind of practice is not tolerated, they should also ensure that the legal system is sufficiently robust so as to provide employees with an effective way of resolving disputes in the event of unscrupulous behavior on the part of their employers.

Karen,

Oh dear, I’m glad you weren’t seriously injured, and as you say, your stories do illuminate the fact that bosses do not necessarily have to behave in an unscrupulous or unreasonable manner in order to be subject to this kind of treatment!

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By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:22:03 +0000

Andrew, wow this is scary but I am not entirely surprised. When I was a boss I had to let go of a really bad employee. I was gentle, and so respectful but she threatened my life and trashed her company car and laptop before leaving. Luckily she did not aim her car at me like another employee did to her manager (her defense is that she wasn't going to actually kill her). Both incidents illuminate that sometimes even nice bosses and humane practices may be met with craziness by employees who may have already been teetering on the edge. A criminal act is just that but we should all work to not only maintain humane practices but spot troubled employees before they reach the breaking point. Karen Swims last blog post..The Wonder of Life

By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:37:20 +0000

LMAO Andrew – I did not know about the Sony guy, or that it was ok to kidnap the boss in France. I think I’ll be knocking it off my list of possible places to immigrate to. If you had posted this a day later, I’d have thought it was an April Fool’s joke.

As you say, if this happens, I do think the management should take a serious look at their business. But you’d think they might look at changing the law. Surely there’s better and safer ways to resolve disputes.