Reflections #4

The chapter on selecting, appraising, and disciplining employees was interesting to me because it showed just how lengthy and detailed the hiring process actually is. It was definitely enough to make me nervous about applying for jobs in the future. If I am ever in the position of hiring employees for a business, I think it would be something I would really struggle with. It seems like it would be an extremely difficult decision to make, because a person can present him or herself as the perfect employee during an interview, and be a horrible employee in reality. In a restaurant, for example, it is such a disappointment when someone is hired on, and goes through several days of training (following other servers around, studying the menu, taking tests, and getting paid) then fails to show up for their first shift. Or they work a couple of shifts, do a well enough job, then quit. Not only does it cost the company money, but so much time as well. People are so inconsistent sometimes, and I think that most interview processes cannot dig up who a person truly is beneath their first impressions.