Excuses That Need Banning From The Workplace

Over the years, I’ve heard a lot of nonsense being thrown around in the workplace. Quite often, daft excuses are thrown around as lazy ways of dodging questions. And while excuses are seemingly harmless, there are a few that are just utter BS.

Here are the top 3 excuses that need calling out:

1) If I do this for you, I’ll need to do it for everyone.

Everyone has different needs and requirements. Paying attention to those needs, and then applying a bit of common sense and flexibility is the trademark of a good boss.

2) Pay rises only happen in a pay rise season.

Every single company I’ve ever come across has made exceptions here. Do not buy this excuse, it’s nothing more than a classic lie.

3) Justifying messaging employees whilst they’re off and justifying it by saying anything along the lines of “it’s just a quick question”.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a quick question. From the moment you contact an employee about work, they’ll be thinking about work (perhaps getting stressed).

Giving people time to rest and recharge is crucial for both them and your business. And disrupting that time (even with a quick question) just isn’t acceptable.

The stupidest reasons to get fired

What are some of the stupidest reasons anyone you know has ever been fired? If you have a good story, I’d love to hear it.
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Over the last few weeks, I’ve been collecting these stories.
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Some are funny, some make you scratch your head and question where the world's common sense has gone. And some of them are just plain and simple idiotic.
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Either way, I felt it necessary to share them with you all. So in my latest YouTube video, I broke down The 7 STUPIDEST Reasons Anyone Has Ever Been Fired.
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If that sounds like you’re kind of thing then check it out now (the stories in the comment section are pretty wild too).
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Scary recruitment stats every boss should know

Did you know that a shocking 58% of job seekers will reject an offer if the recruitment experience was poor.
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And…
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72% of people will actively share the story if they have a negative interview.
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Now, I’ve been building businesses for over 10 years and I know first-hand how difficult it can be to find high-quality talent. I also know, how much work it takes to build a positive company reputation.
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A poor recruitment experience is a quick way to make both of those things a lot more challenging.
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Even if you don’t plan on hiring someone for a role. It’s still to the benefit of your company to make sure that you treat candidates the way you would want to be treated.
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That means actively communicating with them (rather than leaving long breaks of silence between interview rounds), being respectful of their time and giving them feedback if they don’t get the job.

Thanks for reading…
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