Case Study Cathrine

I felt that Cathrine was fired for just cause. Was anything she doing illegal? Probably not, but France has a different view of freedom of speech. Did what she do create a hostile work environment? I believe it absolutely did. Once her identity became public knowledge, there was damage to the company. How will Catherine’s coworkers react towards her if they feel that whatever they do may be released for public consumption? How will that executive continue to operate with credibility with the firm’s clients? Gossip can be very damaging to an organization. I found this situation similar to case study 4. In that case study, the damage Dinah had done out of principle still warranted her termination. The continued damage that Catherine’s presence would have caused would have been far more costly than the severance package. Also, culturally speaking France is very pro-worker. Had this taken place in America I don’t believe Christine would have won anything.

Stacy accepted a position where the employees are held to a higher moral standard. Her online activities are a reflection of her as a professional. For example, many pro athlete contracts have standard moral clauses. When athletes get into

There are two sets of rules in any office setting. There are the official company rules, and then there are the cultural norms. Saul was right, he wasn’t breaking the official rules, but he was violating the cultural norm. Saul could dismiss the warning and continue to wear his headphones without official repercussion. But, there would be a price to pay for not adapting to cultural norms. He might get passed over for the next big team assignment because he is viewed as unfriendly. He might get skipped the next time a developmental program comes along. I took this situation as a senior coworker giving his junior coworker some good advice. Whether Saul chooses to follow it is up to him, but being viewed as unfriendly by coworkers is never