From the course: Practicing Fairness as a Manager
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Your role in showing fairness
From the course: Practicing Fairness as a Manager
Your role in showing fairness
- Amber is a receptionist who's talking with her friends about a vacation. She looks at her vacation time and realizes she doesn't have enough to cover the entire length of the trip. She decides to ask her manager if she can take those few extra days without pay so she can go on the trip with her friends. Her manager explains that she just can't spare Amber and the answer is no. Amber decides to go on the trip but return home earlier than her friends and come back to work. A few months later, Shirley realizes she has no vacation time left over, but she wants to take a Friday off to go on a weekend getaway with her husband. She asks her manager about taking an unpaid day, and because Shirley is an accountant who operates behind the scenes, he grants her permission. Of course, when Amber hears about this, she's furious. But you and your organization can mitigate feelings of unfairness if you can offer a positive experience in a few key areas. First, organizations must be supportive…
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