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My wife and I run a small cycle training business. As we're on a lookout for new freelance trainers we asked someone known to one of our maintrainers to run a training scheme at a primary school. She's working with my wife who's assissting, so the girl, let's call her X, leads the training.
This morning X was disrespectful to my wife, disregarded her completely and began critisizing our policies. I'm tempted to tell X to not come back, should I? X doesn't take any notice of my wife, who, just to remind, is a co-director, and ignores her rudely.
There was no contract written, the agreement was verbal. I'm tempted to give X a boot for gross misconduct. Would you? If not, what would you do?
since she just freelances for you you cant "give X a boot for gross misconduct." But you can just tell her the relationship isnt going to work out, byeee.
Sack her, but then again maybe your wife isn't very good at what she does (I don't mean any offence by that) and X has a better idea how to do things. I'd still sack her though.
Before leaping in, I would speak to X and see whats going on - just to get a full view. While it is out of order, it may be worth seeing what promoted the change in behavior / attitude.
Is she a good worker for you? Needs to be balanced against this incident.
My wife has been doing this line of work for over 3 years. Due to her pregnancy and all that follows she hasn't done the official training yet but has been booked on one and will do it in May. X has done her training recently, been working freelance since, it amounts to maybe a few weeks of experience. They both know what they're doing but X doesn't communicate with my wife, ignores her and critisizes in front of children they're working with. She also said to my wife "You have no say over this scheme.". I find it pretty daft to say such a thing to a director. Am I wrong?
Matt, she's new and we have no experience of working with her. She was suggested by one of our guys, he since has said "She's not very experienced at leading schemes as far as I know.".
X is, in a way, on trial.
Get rid, not question.
In which case, bye bye. If she is on a trial period, she should be on 'best behavior' - having difficulties already does not bode well, and last thing you need is a difficult member of the team in such a small team.
Cheers guys, that all I [s]wanted [/s]needed to hear.
X tried to tell me I don't know how to run my own business. Stupid thing to do it was, she's looking for another provider of work.