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I have this employee that I've mentioned before. He has a bad habit of interjecting his opinion into everyone's conversation, even if it doesn't relate to him. Apparently he is an expert on most anything. He does great work, but just doesn't "get it". At his former job, he was in IT and part of his job he did graphic designing of marketing pamphlets, literature, etc.. He also supported their "Word Press" website. Even though he has no real experience in marketing and has never taken any classes in marketing he thinks he knows marketing.
Behind my back, he goes to the VP of Sales and tries to talk him into creating a marketing position for him. VP tells him there is no need for marketing and what marketing we have is not enough to keep a person busy for more than a couple of hours a month. He will however continue to look to IT to create line cards, flyers, brochures, etc..
Fast forward to this past week. I go to lunch with this VP to discuss strategic planning for his group and how IT can help them get to his goal. He mentions this employee has come back to him asking about creating a marketing position. He tells him the same thing, but then my employee tells him he's not happy, had to lose $125 from a canceled gig because he had to work a Saturday and was only given two weeks notice that he'd have to work that weekend. Then he tries to tell the VP that I take all the credit for my staffs work. At that point the VP stops him dead in his tracks and tells him that is the furthest from the truth. He then goes on to complain more.
On Monday, I call the employee into my office and inform him that I'm aware that he's not happy. He starts to tell me how marketing is his real passion. I then ask about his comments about not getting credit for his work, he's not happy because he had to work a rare weekend, etc. He denies he said anything about me taking all the credit for my staffs work but was unhappy that he missed his gig.
I let him know that I wasn't happy that he went behind my back, not once, but twice and that the President of the company (my boss) is quite happy with our work along with the progress we've made in three years. I let him know that things aren't going to change. We don't have to work many weekends, but when we do, he's expected to contribute.
Wanting to make sure I'm not off base, I ask the IT Manager that reports to me if he's had any complaints from other employees about anything. He tells me no and tells me I am more than fair in the way I treat employees. Not necessarily looking for advice here, but more just letting off a little steam instead of calling him back in and raking him over the coals.
Behind my back, he goes to the VP of Sales and tries to talk him into creating a marketing position for him. VP tells him there is no need for marketing and what marketing we have is not enough to keep a person busy for more than a couple of hours a month. He will however continue to look to IT to create line cards, flyers, brochures, etc..
Fast forward to this past week. I go to lunch with this VP to discuss strategic planning for his group and how IT can help them get to his goal. He mentions this employee has come back to him asking about creating a marketing position. He tells him the same thing, but then my employee tells him he's not happy, had to lose $125 from a canceled gig because he had to work a Saturday and was only given two weeks notice that he'd have to work that weekend. Then he tries to tell the VP that I take all the credit for my staffs work. At that point the VP stops him dead in his tracks and tells him that is the furthest from the truth. He then goes on to complain more.
On Monday, I call the employee into my office and inform him that I'm aware that he's not happy. He starts to tell me how marketing is his real passion. I then ask about his comments about not getting credit for his work, he's not happy because he had to work a rare weekend, etc. He denies he said anything about me taking all the credit for my staffs work but was unhappy that he missed his gig.
I let him know that I wasn't happy that he went behind my back, not once, but twice and that the President of the company (my boss) is quite happy with our work along with the progress we've made in three years. I let him know that things aren't going to change. We don't have to work many weekends, but when we do, he's expected to contribute.
Wanting to make sure I'm not off base, I ask the IT Manager that reports to me if he's had any complaints from other employees about anything. He tells me no and tells me I am more than fair in the way I treat employees. Not necessarily looking for advice here, but more just letting off a little steam instead of calling him back in and raking him over the coals.
