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87. Golf Like a Girl, Manage Like a Man
He was in his 60s. He was short,
, and arrogant. He was the plant manager, the
, the boss! His name was Tom. He relished
minute of his power. He yelled at the
. He called them names. He smoked daily, even
it was against the law to smoke in
workplace. He didn’t care. As the license plate
his car said, he was The Boss.
California
an “at will” state. That means that your
can let you go for no reason (“You’re
!”) or almost any reason ("You’re fired because you’re
tall!”). You can take your firing to court
it involves discrimination—sexism, racism, or ageism. However, even
you were discriminated against, proving it in court
difficult.
Tom considered himself a macho man. He
not know that his employees considered him a
. They made fun of him behind his back.
called him Tommy Troll because he was short
mean and had no manners. Never once had
heard Tom use the words Please, Thank You,
Me, or I’m Sorry.
Everyone wanted to attend
funeral. But that wasn’t going to happen soon.
his last physical, he presented his blood test
at a weekly staff meeting. Every item on
report was within the acceptable range. “The doctor
I'll live to be 100,” he said proudly,
depressing most of the employees.
Tom played golf
Sunday with some other supervisors. He was a
golfer, but he thought he was good. He
to joke around and make fun of other
. On the first tee last Sunday, Tom joked
a golfer who had just teed off: “Look
that guy. He swings like a girl.” Tom
heartily at his own joke. His buddies were
.
“What did you say?” asked the golfer angrily.
had overheard Tom’s remark. He was a mean-looking
.
“Uh, nothing,” Tom said.
“Yes, you did. You
I swing like a girl. Now I’ve got
to say. You apologize like a good little
, or I’ll give you a fresh knuckle sandwich.”
front of his golf buddies, Tom meekly apologized.
only nine holes, during which Tom was unusually
, he excused himself and went home. He said
had a headache. But his friends thought it
shame that was eating at him. The next
, Tom was still upset. He told Bill to
to his office. He had never liked Bill.
always wondered why he had hired him in
first place.
“I’m letting you go. I don’t
you here. Your last day is Friday."
Bill
’t surprised. Saying nothing, he spat on Tom’s desk
walked out.
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