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Employee
says you are her lover
You sit
dumbfounded as Sheila Smith,
another manager and friend of yours,
walks out of your office. She's just
told you that Alice McKenzie, one
of your employees, is hinting to
others that she's having an affair
with
you.
Alice
is young and attractive; she's
also a relatively poor employee that
you've had to counsel repeatedly.
You're sure you haven't done anything
that she could have interpreted as an
advance.
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Boss
asks you for a
date
Well it
happened. Thad asked you for
a date -- even though he's your boss
and even though he's married. In fact,
he didn't just ask -- he was
insistent.
You stalled him off for the moment,
but you know you'll have to deal with
it again soon.
But
how? You genuinely like him.
Besides, if you turn him down he may
take it out on you on the job. But
he's
married, and you've never gotten
involved with a married man. And
you've never gotten involved with
anyone at work -- particularly your
boss.
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More
than friends
Your
employees have been dropping
hints for several weeks that two of
the newer men employees are a lot
"More than just friends." You saw
them at lunch and drew the same
conclusion. They appear to be having
an amorous relationship on-the-job.
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An
employee smells bad
What
seems to be the problem, Steve?"
you asked recently in a "closed door"
session. "I thought I asked you to go
over last month's account receivables
with Martha and show her why her
ledgers didn't balance."
"I
tried," replied Steve. "I really did.
But
I just can't stand to be around that
woman for more than a few minutes at
a time. She smells, and looks, like
she
hasn't taken a bath in months. Not too
much of that and I begin to feel sick
--
and I'm not a normally squeamish
person."
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-Everyone
works on the solution.
-Present
your case to the class.