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Exactly where is all this "compensation" coming from? Just about everyone has suffered harm. Maybe God should have to pay for it?
Why the same place that sent out that $1200 .... da gubbamint! The government passed various laws which caused people to suffer harm (ie no evictions, less work ect.) So people are claiming they should be compensated for their losses.
During the work at home thing, it's common to hear barking dogs, kids shouting, doorbells ringing, see cats on the desk, all kinds of stuff. The new normal.
I keep adding facts after my first post because people ask me for clarification and to respond to their viewpoints. No one would be interested in my first post if I gave every possible fact in a long rambling 15 paragraph post.
But you're leaving out pertinant information. When you say that this coworker has been talked to about this problem, what does that mean? How did the conversation go? There a difference between, "Karen, you gotta do something about your kid" vs. "Karen, we can see that you're distracted working from home. What measures can we take to help you refocus on your work?"
I was just told this yesterday by the husband of an accounts receivable employee of this hospital. They run a tight ship, this hospital is very well managed. His wife has to be very strict when on Zoom meetings that no one else is in her office at home.
I was just told this yesterday by the husband of an accounts receivable employee of this hospital. They run a tight ship, this hospital is very well managed. His wife has to be very strict when on Zoom meetings that no one else is in her office at home.
So, hearsay. It's not that I disbelieve you, I don't believe what you were told is the full truth. The scenario as you described it is a minefield.
There's some employment case law just begging to be brought out in cases like this. Is it legal to fire someone because someone else who lives in that household happened to enter a room -- IN THEIR OWN HOME? To me, that's a lawsuit just begging to be filed.
Maybe, but what if employees must sign documents stating that they are required to be alone in the room during Zoom meetings, and no one else is permitted in the room, and that violation of this agreement can result in termination?
I was just told this yesterday by the husband of an accounts receivable employee of this hospital. They run a tight ship, this hospital is very well managed. His wife has to be very strict when on Zoom meetings that no one else is in her office at home.
What if people don't have a home office? Many people are making do working from their kitchen tables or their basements where others in the household may walk in or past.
Maybe, but what if employees must sign documents stating that they are required to be alone in the room during Zoom meetings, and no one else is permitted in the room, and that violation of this agreement can result in termination?
I don't want to hijack the thread per se, but the only way I could see something like this holding water is if this is a HIPAA issue, given this is a hospital. That would be a lot more special of a circumstance than just someone wandering through the background of a generic meeting.
Everything on this entire forum is pretty much hypothetical.
hypothetical - how about fabricated. (talking OP here)
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(talking OP here)