EOC Week 9: The Apartment

During the movie, an executive was seen leaving the elevator and proceeded to smack the attendants behind. This causes major sexual harassment issues, he was inappropriate to the young lady, and no one cared. The attendant was doing her job and was violated, when she made a fit the executive dared her response, at that point she played it off by making a light joke and moving on with her day. This creates a company culture that it is okay to mistreat or violate your co-workers should you hold a higher position than them. There was a point in the movie that a man stormed into the office demanding an employees personal information. The employees who were working freely offered the information, due to them being upset with the co-worker. this caused danger for the co-worker and should not have been allowed by the company. and actually resulted in an actual dangerous situation.

EOC week 8: 9 to 5

 “Every manager is accountable for developing his or her subordinates.” Pg 244 ch 8 Human Resource Management This was not implemented in this movie, Hart was only interested in self-promotion and therefore let his subordinates remain at the same level for years. He also discriminated against women, stating that men did not trust a woman to handle the accounts and numbers. “The most familiar on-the-job training is the coaching or understudy method. Here, an experienced worker or the trainee’s supervisor trains the employee. This may involve simply observing the supervisor, or (preferably) having the supervisor or job expert show the new employee the ropes, step by step.” Pg 244 ch 8 Human Resource Management, it seemed as if Judy was going to receive proper training, however Violet went over the procedures once and then left her to complete the tasks alone. This is not proper “on the job training”. They did follow examples of the corporate chain of command, they clearly identified who the important employees were, who the bosses and executives were as well. While under control the ladies implemented new rules around the office. Creating a more work friendly environment, “Moving means developing new behaviors, values, and attitudes. The manager may accomplish this through organizational structure changes, through conventional training and development activities, and sometimes through the other organizational development techniques (such as team building).” pg 258 ch 8 Human Resource Management

Week 7 EOC: Prisoners and Veterans

We always want to be sure we are using out best judgment no matter the applicant i, when it comes to hiring. "Ethics refers to the principles of conduct  governing an individual or group". pg 264 ch 7 Human Resource Management. I do not see the fear in hiring a Veteran they have clear discipline with an ability to think quickly, and want / need structure. same can be said for ex felon's, after living in a structured and strict environment for a period of time, they become used to living this way. Ex felons are also out to prove they have been rehabilitated and therefore can be accepted back into society or their communities. They tend to have a strong fear of being sent back to prison, if they are unable to meet parole requirements or are unable to distinguish good behavior.  both of these candidates seem like an employers dream, based on that perspective alone. "Title VII of the Civil Rights act makes it an unlawful practice for an employer to discriminate against an individual with respect to hiring, compensation terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of the race color sex, religion, and national origin" pg 227 ch 7 Human Resource Management. 
I would hire either one of these applicants, pending the qualifications for the job, giving people a reason and a purpose helps elevate disfunctional behavior.

WEEK 6 EOC: GIRLS

  

             During Hannah’s first interview, she seemed to be doing well at first. As the interview went along she began to joke and fraternize with the employer, and then became a bit to comfortable. Having a personality and interpersonal skills is great for a job, but knowing when to keep it professional is key, and she did not do that in this situation. In the interview outside recreational use of alcohol was a topic, although Hannah and the Employer were both well over the drinking age, this sort of topic is also deemed unprofessional. It is okay if the employer joked about it, but for Hannah to engage and add her own stories or personal experiences, was taking it a step too far. . “behavioral interviews ask applicants to describe how they reacted to actual situations in the past.” Pg 204 ch.7 Human Resource Management. 
               Hannah may have been nervous in the interview which could explain a lot of her behavior, however she needed to compose herself and focus on the employers questions so that she could respond with a clear intelligent answer. “In a job-related interview, the interviewer asks applicants questions about job-relevant past experiences. The questions here don’t revolve around hypothetical or actual situations or scenarios. Instead, the interviewer asks questions such as, “Which courses did you like best in business school?” The aim is to draw conclusions about, say, the candidate’s ability to handle the financial aspects of the job in question.” Towards the end of the interview the employer began to read over Hannah's resume, he even expressed how he was impressed with her background, however Hannah was still not completely focused which caused her to make one final joke that offended the employer. This ultimately costed her the position. "In unstructured (or nondirective) interviews, the manager follows no set format. A few questions might be specified in advance, but they’re usually not, and there is seldom a formal guide for scoring “right” or “wrong” answers." Pg 203 ch.7 Human Resource Management. Although this was an unstructured interview, Hannah should have conducted herself more seriously, in order to have the employer view her as a responsible new asset to the company. 

Week 5 EOC: HR Joke

Q. If you had a gun with 2 silver bullets, a vampire, a werewolf and an HR manager, who would you shoot?

A. The HR manager twice; just to be sure.

Disciple John