Avoid Bad Employees, Let Staffing Agencies Fill Vacant Tulsa Jobs

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Every office has one, that employee that spends more time on Facebook than filling job orders or typing up sales reports. Or that extremely talented staff member who rubs everyone the wrong way. Indeed, bad employees are one of the biggest headaches that companies face, and as this article from Inc.com illustrates, it’s a problem that spreads around like a virus:

Sigal Barsade, a Wharton management professor who has spent two decades researching the intersection between work and emotions, says that the cliche one bad apple will spoil the bunch is true. In her paper titled “The Ripple Effect: Emotional Contagion and Its Influence on Group Behavior,” she discusses the idea of emotional contagion, and how one toxic employee will infect the entire team. An office “could unknowingly be affected by a particular negative group member… who causes the entire group to feel apprehensive, angry, or dejected, leading to possible morale and cohesion problems, unrealistic cautiousness, or the tendency to disregard creative ideas,” she writes.

Aside from dampening group morale, keeping a bad employee also reflects badly on you, the hiring manager. After all, people can’t help but question your judgment for welcoming aboard such an abrasive employee. If you look at it from the flipside, retaining toxic employees isn’t helping them either. Why keep them in a position that only makes them—and their colleagues—miserable?

Yet many “bad apples” are spared from being let go. In some cases, the employee is just too talented to replace, so your company is willing to put up with their antics. More often though, it’s a question of numbers—can your department operate with one less person at the moment? Won’t your remaining employees be saddled by the additional tasks left behind the fired personnel?

Fortunately, companies like Barracuda Staffing can quickly fill jobs in Tulsa, OK companies occupied by problem employees. These agencies have a huge pool of qualified applicants that can readily fill vacant positions so your department’s productivity doesn’t suffer by keeping around underperforming or uncooperative employees. What’s more, you can hire someone as a temporary member and make the employee permanent only if his or her performance merits it.

The strength of any company ultimately lies in its manpower, and one weak link undermines the whole organization. While many managers are uncomfortable letting bad employees go, staffing agencies can refer qualified people who need Tulsa jobs with companies that need their services.

(Article Information and Image from The Real Costs of Keeping a Toxic Employee, Inc.com, February 20, 2013)