Alternatives
Carl waiting until after Memorial Day to attempt to finalize things has now caused serious time constraints on readying everything. It appears there is not any type of regularly scheduled meetings and little to no follow up by Monica with Carl to double check his progress
• Carl needs to get extremely busy now. He may have to notify Monica of his mistakes and get the advice and aide of some of his fellow coworkers. He may be working extra hours on his own time, meeting up with the new hires at their convenience to finish up the required …show more content…
• Lastly, hope there is lots of toner, ink, and paper, and start forming together the number of necessary manuals.
Recommendations
Here are my recommendations to prevent this in the future.
• Carl did not utilize his time properly to ensure everything was set up and ready for the new hires. Part of this may have been from his lack of experience in the position, but yet Monica had been in contact with him on May 15, going over with him what needed to be accomplished. Monica, knowing he was new, should have followed up with him to ensure things were going as planned. There should be at least a weekly meeting with office personnel in order to go over any issues that have risen. This also would have made Monica aware of Carl’s procrastination.
• If the application process had been followed by Carl it would have prevented a lot of the issues faced at the last minute. Before anyone is offered a position there should be a completed application and a copy of his or her transcript on