We are in the process of selling our business and moving to the Cape. (YAY!)
The problem is this: My Mother in law works for my business as a rep. For the first 2 years or so she was really good. She built up a nice customer base and was earning decent commission.
The last year or so she has sat on her arse. She has been having some problems and all that so I (being her son in law) have been lenient with her to a point. She has been complaining about her steadily declining commission and her poor increase last year. I just said her commission is entirely up to her and her poor increase was a direct result of her poor performance. She didn't get the message. Last year in October I lost it a bit and told her to get off her arse and go and see customers.
She said yes but never did.
In November we dropped the bombshell that we are selling and moving to the Cape.
At the same meeting I made it plain as day to her that she takes liberties everywhere and she brings nothing of value to the business. I also told her that if she continues the way she is going she will not be employed by the new owners. She was a bit shocked at that but she took a couple of sick days to get over it, came back and sat on her arse. I had to basically chase her out of the shop to go and hand out the krismis gifts we had bought for our customers in December.
Every time I ask her why she has not been to see customers or find new ones its some other reason. The last one was the the vehicle I gave her to go repping in was not reliable. I told her she was full of crap but I sold the thing anyway and bought an Atos. The first thing did was fit a gps tracker. There was one in the old car too, but it never actually worked and I think she knew that. I brought the vehicle to the business at the begining of last week, today is the first time she has actually been out repping in the thing.
I logged onto the system to check where my driver is (they work on the same system) and I see that the Atos has been stationary in the middle of a residential area for the last two hours (she left 2 and a half hours ago). I suspect it is one of her sons houses. She gets back now and immediatly goes and has a smoke break because she is not allowed to smoke in the car.
What do I do with this woman? I can probably stick it out until I sell the business but then I will have to recommend that the new owners do NOT employ her. Her husband does not work. If she loses this job then what?
Honestly if this where just an employee I would have fired her ages ago, but she is my wife's mother. If she sits without a job then its going to come back and bite me, not to mention that I actually care what happens to her.
She CAN be good, and she is a really good rep.
I just don't know what to do with this fikin woman.
The problem is this: My Mother in law works for my business as a rep. For the first 2 years or so she was really good. She built up a nice customer base and was earning decent commission.
The last year or so she has sat on her arse. She has been having some problems and all that so I (being her son in law) have been lenient with her to a point. She has been complaining about her steadily declining commission and her poor increase last year. I just said her commission is entirely up to her and her poor increase was a direct result of her poor performance. She didn't get the message. Last year in October I lost it a bit and told her to get off her arse and go and see customers.
She said yes but never did.
In November we dropped the bombshell that we are selling and moving to the Cape.
At the same meeting I made it plain as day to her that she takes liberties everywhere and she brings nothing of value to the business. I also told her that if she continues the way she is going she will not be employed by the new owners. She was a bit shocked at that but she took a couple of sick days to get over it, came back and sat on her arse. I had to basically chase her out of the shop to go and hand out the krismis gifts we had bought for our customers in December.
Every time I ask her why she has not been to see customers or find new ones its some other reason. The last one was the the vehicle I gave her to go repping in was not reliable. I told her she was full of crap but I sold the thing anyway and bought an Atos. The first thing did was fit a gps tracker. There was one in the old car too, but it never actually worked and I think she knew that. I brought the vehicle to the business at the begining of last week, today is the first time she has actually been out repping in the thing.
I logged onto the system to check where my driver is (they work on the same system) and I see that the Atos has been stationary in the middle of a residential area for the last two hours (she left 2 and a half hours ago). I suspect it is one of her sons houses. She gets back now and immediatly goes and has a smoke break because she is not allowed to smoke in the car.
What do I do with this woman? I can probably stick it out until I sell the business but then I will have to recommend that the new owners do NOT employ her. Her husband does not work. If she loses this job then what?
Honestly if this where just an employee I would have fired her ages ago, but she is my wife's mother. If she sits without a job then its going to come back and bite me, not to mention that I actually care what happens to her.
She CAN be good, and she is a really good rep.
I just don't know what to do with this fikin woman.
