Dear Harriette: I am an entrepreneur and I often hire freelance or contract employees to support my company.
Recently I had an employee who was not satisfied with my performance as her boss. She went to social media and seemed to me personally, used dirty language, lying about working conditions and discussed her compensation.
She said that the work she did for me is worth much more than I paid her, completely forgot that she signed a contract and agreed to say the reimbursement.
Based on her completely unprofessional behavior, I decided to withhold her last payments, because I feel that she put my entire company and reputation at stake with her public performance and bad decisions.
How do I get myself from this situation?
– irrational employee
Best irrational employee: If you owe this person money, you must pay her so that you have the proof that you meet your obligations. Refusing her compensation will only feed her fire.
Send her last salary by post. Then block her and continue.
Dear Harriette: I was recently offered a new job that I was enthusiastic about. It felt like a huge breakthrough for me – the kind of chance I had been doing for years.
I went through several interview rounds, received the official offer, drew the paperwork and even started to make plans to move. I told all my friends and family and we celebrated together. It felt like such a proud moment.
Subsequently, the company withdrew the offer from nowhere.
They claimed that it was due to “organizational changes”, but it felt like the rug had been pulled under me.
I had already left my previous job and was willing to start this next chapter. Now I have been left without a job, no backup plan and a lot of shame.
I can’t stop thinking about how excited I was when I shared the news, and now I feel embarrassed and as if I have abandoned everyone.
How do I recover from something so emotional, professional and social? How do I feel that I was for myself, even though I thought everything was official?
-Platvoetig
Best flat: I wonder if you have legal rights to reduce the new employer because both parties have signed the paperwork? You may want to consult a lawyer to determine whether you can earn something back by pushing them back.
Otherwise this is a terrible situation and you have to pick up the pieces. It will take time.
Start by acknowledging that you have done nothing wrong. Whatever happened was outside your strength or consciousness, but now you have to continue.
Look for a job. Talk to your former employer and explain what happened; Maybe they will take you back. Look around for potential opportunities. What do you want to do for work? Think outside the frameworks.
Since you are considering all options, you must be willing to accept work in the short term or temperature to help pay the bills in the meantime. The rest will heal over time.
Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of Dreamleapers, an initiative to help people gain access to and to activate their dreams. You can send questions to askharriette@harriettecole.com or C/O Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.
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