Employee's Dilemma: Dealing with Defamation and Job Insecurity, Study notes of Conflict Management

Download Employee's Dilemma: Dealing with Defamation and Job Insecurity and more Study notes Conflict Management in PDF only on Docsity! Class #10 You are very upset. Whatever the outcome of this mess, you feel your job is at risk and you are very angry. (You are not guilty.) Your lawyer feels there are grounds for suit against Roo and Dana: defamation, interference with your employment contract, emotional distress, etc. But you haven't money for a lawsuit. You like your work. You like CPA, Inc. as an employer. You very much want to stay on the job. You really need the job; you and your spouse just bought a house. In fact you've been working hard and late, to make sure you are seen as a valuable employee. You have heard that Roo and Dana have talked with a number of your fellow employees and you are really angry with them for doing so. Your spouse however is arguing for temperance: "You've loved this job; you've liked almost everyone there; hang in there. It cannot be that your reputation will actually be hurt by this. Just stay cool." On the other hand, you were brought up to defend yourself, especially when your honor has been defamed. You have decided to make your case to J.T. You can't believe this could actually be happening and J.T. must make it stop. docsity.com