My boss fired this guy two weeks in. Reason: He was sleeping for major parts of appraisal meeting.

[Trush Jodie]

We just hired this guy in my workplace two weeks ago but he has already been fired. We had an appraisal meeting with the guy in attendance and he slept through 80% of the meeting. My boss dismissed him because of that. Was my boss wrong to fire him or too harsh?

 

[Alberello75]

In my opinion, your boss was really too harsh. He should have warned him verbally, or at most notified him of a demerit. Everyone should be given a second chance, also considering that new hires often cannot learn all the workplace directives in a short time. You know, these things really bother me!

 

[magnus2022]

We just hired this guy in my workplace two weeks ago but he has already been fired. We had an appraisal meeting with the guy in attendance and he slept through 80% of the meeting. My boss dismissed him because of that. Was my boss wrong to fire him or too harsh?

I don't think the boss was wrong! A worker must be serious about his work . If he sleeps throughout the meeting, he is definitely not serious about the work. Secondly, he may be doing other side just which will impair his functionality.

 

[Springtime]

If the staff sleeps even during the appraisal meeting, that means s(he) does not care about his/her job. I think s(he) should be fired.

 

[Augusta]

I think he was wrong for doing this but for being sacked for that is totally unfair in my own opinion

 

[King Belieal]

There is no emotions in business. How can a new staff be sleeping in an appraisal meeting. I would fire him. And probably jail him too. Lol.....

 

[Augusta]

If the staff sleeps even during the appraisal meeting, that means s(he) does not care about his/her job. I think s(he) should be fired.

Maybe as a first time offender he should be pardon and warned then sacked afterwards

 

[Nomad]

If you are not sincere in your work, your boss has every rights to fire you. However, the firing should also be done according to the job contract

 

[Kera]

If you are not sincere in your work, your boss has every rights to fire you. However, the firing should also be done according to the job contract

This was not a matter of sincerity. The guy didn't steal but slept in a staff meeting. What if he was stressed out the previous day?

 

[eLdavis]

I don't see anything wrong with the action the boss took, for a new staff who is just two weeks old to sleep a whole 80% of the meeting shows how he takes the job, and your boss obviously has standards.

 

[Passionate-writer]

Well, we are all humans and we all need to be caring about other people. We all make mistakes. I don't think that a person should be fired right away just because he slept. A person should be given another chance. We all deserve a second chance.

 

[Fidelia]

Is that sleep eve ordinary? How can he be sleeping so much in such a crucial moment? It might be metaphysical.

 

[Augusta]

Some people don't sleep well at night due to life pressures and stress and then later sleep in the day

 

[Starmix]

It should have been better to wake the employee to alert him of his wrong doing sleeping during an important meeting. It's indeed shameful and unethical sleeping almost in the entire duration of the meeting. That employee could be kicked to awake him. He must also explain verbally the reason why fall asleep in broad daylight. If the reason is substantial sacking him isn't justifiable especially if it's not stated in the contract that sleeping during a meeting is one ground for termination. However, I haven't experienced it at my workplace a colleague sleeping during meeting.

 

[Augusta]

Well, Sleeping on the job is generally considered gross misconduct, which can justify disciplinary action or termination.