b'What I Learned From My Doctor By Raleigh F. Sandy SeayPresident One of my healthemployeesifyouhaveanemployeewho careprovidersishas issues, those issues left alone tend to Dr.JoeFullerofget worse not better, until it is worse at the W i n t e rP a r k ,end than it is now. Florida.AgoodHerearesomeexamplesofemployment d e a lo fD r .issues that can arise: Fullerspractice centersaround1. Frequentabsencesfromworkwithno p r o v i d i n greasonable explanation.wellnesscare and taking care of2. Lousyattitudetowardworkand small issues before they become larger ones,managementthatripplesoutwardand aprinciplethatImbecomingevenmoreaectsotheremployees,customers, familiarwithastheodometercontinuestoclients and patients. turn.Recently,Ivisitedhisoceforsome sort of athletic injury (I say athletic because3. Trustissuesleadingtoquestionsof it sounds better than elderly patient) and asdependability. Trust, once lost, can never my gaze wandered about the waiting area, Ifully be regained.spottedasignonthewallthatread,The Five Most Dangerous WordsMaybe It Will4. Inabilitytogetalongwithco-workers, GoAway!AccordingtoDr.Fullerandhiscreatingpoormoraleanddramaat rst-classprofessionalsta,ifyouhaveawork. health care situation, you should get it taken5. Truthfulnessissues,whereyourenever careofimmediatelyandnotgetluredintoentirely sure the employee is telling you thinkingMaybeitwillgoaway.Theoddsthe truth. arethatitwontgoawaybut,left unattended, it will get worse.6. Using unacceptable language at work or It occurs to me that this is very good advicelanguage that is just on the brink of being for managers who unacceptable. haveemploymentissues.Iveoftenthought7. Working too slow, missing deadlines, not thattheSecondLawofThermodynamicscompleting the work. applies to employment issues, just asitdoestophysics.Inthephysicalworld,8. Making too many mistakes in duties and things left alone tend to deteriorate and getresponsibilities. progressivelyworse.Forexample,ifthere with the Lotus-eaters, grazing on lotus,youEach of these employee situations should be throw an ax out into the back yard, it doesntdealt with promptly and directly by means of getsharpallmemoryofthejourneyhomeaverbalcounselingsessionorwritten dissolved and shiny, it gets dull and rusty. Itsreprimand.Employersshouldbegivena the same way with forever.specic time frame in which to improve.Midwest Drycleaning & Laundry Institutewww.MWDLI.org / 765-969-5745 \x008'