Accepting a team member who is slated to quit on the first day?












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So you as a Manager are expanding your team and recently signed a new promising team member(subordinate). After few weeks of signing the potential future employee comes back saying that he has another better offer and would not wish to join your company. Though he does leave you with 2 Options.




  1. One is to quit on the first day give a notice period of a Month as
    per the signed contract.

  2. If you agree then cancel the contract and not enter the job at all.


You work for a service based company where you need to introduce this employee to the client and get him billed through client or the company pays his salary till he is onboarded to the client.



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Should you accept the first option and make him work for a month teach him a lesson or you let me him go and start searching for another candidate already?










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  • Your company doesn't have a probation period?
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Context



So you as a Manager are expanding your team and recently signed a new promising team member(subordinate). After few weeks of signing the potential future employee comes back saying that he has another better offer and would not wish to join your company. Though he does leave you with 2 Options.




  1. One is to quit on the first day give a notice period of a Month as
    per the signed contract.

  2. If you agree then cancel the contract and not enter the job at all.


You work for a service based company where you need to introduce this employee to the client and get him billed through client or the company pays his salary till he is onboarded to the client.



Question



Should you accept the first option and make him work for a month teach him a lesson or you let me him go and start searching for another candidate already?










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  • Another unreasonable downvote!
    – Anirudh
    2 hours ago










  • Your company doesn't have a probation period?
    – Abigail
    23 mins ago














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Context



So you as a Manager are expanding your team and recently signed a new promising team member(subordinate). After few weeks of signing the potential future employee comes back saying that he has another better offer and would not wish to join your company. Though he does leave you with 2 Options.




  1. One is to quit on the first day give a notice period of a Month as
    per the signed contract.

  2. If you agree then cancel the contract and not enter the job at all.


You work for a service based company where you need to introduce this employee to the client and get him billed through client or the company pays his salary till he is onboarded to the client.



Question



Should you accept the first option and make him work for a month teach him a lesson or you let me him go and start searching for another candidate already?










share|improve this question















Context



So you as a Manager are expanding your team and recently signed a new promising team member(subordinate). After few weeks of signing the potential future employee comes back saying that he has another better offer and would not wish to join your company. Though he does leave you with 2 Options.




  1. One is to quit on the first day give a notice period of a Month as
    per the signed contract.

  2. If you agree then cancel the contract and not enter the job at all.


You work for a service based company where you need to introduce this employee to the client and get him billed through client or the company pays his salary till he is onboarded to the client.



Question



Should you accept the first option and make him work for a month teach him a lesson or you let me him go and start searching for another candidate already?







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  • Another unreasonable downvote!
    – Anirudh
    2 hours ago










  • Your company doesn't have a probation period?
    – Abigail
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  • Another unreasonable downvote!
    – Anirudh
    2 hours ago










  • Your company doesn't have a probation period?
    – Abigail
    23 mins ago
















Another unreasonable downvote!
– Anirudh
2 hours ago




Another unreasonable downvote!
– Anirudh
2 hours ago












Your company doesn't have a probation period?
– Abigail
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Your company doesn't have a probation period?
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Accept the second option. Saves you time, effort and money.



Why waste his/her time as well?






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    Importantly, why waste your client time as well?
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All contracts can be altered by mutual consent and apparently the mutual consent here is that it is all a waste of time.



Also, many contracts involve a trial period at the start of the contract where either party can cancel it without notice or reason, don't you have that option? Otherwise you might look into including it in future contracts.






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    Should you accept the first option and make him work for a month teach him a lesson




    Do you really want to have an untrained employee, who doesn't want to work there anyway? What are you going to do if he doesn't show up? Or if he shows up and just drinks coffee the entire day. Fire him? He could turn the tables on you, and demand to get paid for the notice period.



    Why waste your time and money just to "teach him a lesson"? Whatever he learns from the lesson, he won't be applying that while working for you.






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      Accept the second option. Saves you time, effort and money.



      Why waste his/her time as well?






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        Importantly, why waste your client time as well?
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      Accept the second option. Saves you time, effort and money.



      Why waste his/her time as well?






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        Importantly, why waste your client time as well?
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      Accept the second option. Saves you time, effort and money.



      Why waste his/her time as well?






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      Accept the second option. Saves you time, effort and money.



      Why waste his/her time as well?







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        Importantly, why waste your client time as well?
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      All contracts can be altered by mutual consent and apparently the mutual consent here is that it is all a waste of time.



      Also, many contracts involve a trial period at the start of the contract where either party can cancel it without notice or reason, don't you have that option? Otherwise you might look into including it in future contracts.






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        All contracts can be altered by mutual consent and apparently the mutual consent here is that it is all a waste of time.



        Also, many contracts involve a trial period at the start of the contract where either party can cancel it without notice or reason, don't you have that option? Otherwise you might look into including it in future contracts.






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          All contracts can be altered by mutual consent and apparently the mutual consent here is that it is all a waste of time.



          Also, many contracts involve a trial period at the start of the contract where either party can cancel it without notice or reason, don't you have that option? Otherwise you might look into including it in future contracts.






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          All contracts can be altered by mutual consent and apparently the mutual consent here is that it is all a waste of time.



          Also, many contracts involve a trial period at the start of the contract where either party can cancel it without notice or reason, don't you have that option? Otherwise you might look into including it in future contracts.







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              Should you accept the first option and make him work for a month teach him a lesson




              Do you really want to have an untrained employee, who doesn't want to work there anyway? What are you going to do if he doesn't show up? Or if he shows up and just drinks coffee the entire day. Fire him? He could turn the tables on you, and demand to get paid for the notice period.



              Why waste your time and money just to "teach him a lesson"? Whatever he learns from the lesson, he won't be applying that while working for you.






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                Should you accept the first option and make him work for a month teach him a lesson




                Do you really want to have an untrained employee, who doesn't want to work there anyway? What are you going to do if he doesn't show up? Or if he shows up and just drinks coffee the entire day. Fire him? He could turn the tables on you, and demand to get paid for the notice period.



                Why waste your time and money just to "teach him a lesson"? Whatever he learns from the lesson, he won't be applying that while working for you.






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                  Should you accept the first option and make him work for a month teach him a lesson




                  Do you really want to have an untrained employee, who doesn't want to work there anyway? What are you going to do if he doesn't show up? Or if he shows up and just drinks coffee the entire day. Fire him? He could turn the tables on you, and demand to get paid for the notice period.



                  Why waste your time and money just to "teach him a lesson"? Whatever he learns from the lesson, he won't be applying that while working for you.






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                  Should you accept the first option and make him work for a month teach him a lesson




                  Do you really want to have an untrained employee, who doesn't want to work there anyway? What are you going to do if he doesn't show up? Or if he shows up and just drinks coffee the entire day. Fire him? He could turn the tables on you, and demand to get paid for the notice period.



                  Why waste your time and money just to "teach him a lesson"? Whatever he learns from the lesson, he won't be applying that while working for you.







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