"I will resign if he will be terminated"

Why do they need to terminate the person? How about giving him another chance? If he really did it on purpose then, the management has the right to terminate him right away. I hope they will ask his side.

The decision to terminate a person's employment should be made solely on the severity of the incident. if another member of the workforce disagrees with the decision then they should present their argument in a more responsible manner. The danger of succumbing to such threats is that if another person causes the same problem due to similar negligence then it would be difficult to dismiss them because a precedent has been set. It may seem harsh, but if someone threatens to relinquish their position in defence of another who has earned dismissal then they should be allowed to do so. A company cannot afford to give in to such threats.

I think sometimes it is about taking moral responsibility. Managers are responsible for the conduct and functioning of their reportees. So if one of his reportees had done a mistake that leads to his or her termination then the manager is entitle to resign as well. But if he is doing it as just a gimmick to protect his employee, then again there are two ways to look at it. If this is a genuine mistake from which the employee can learn and not commit it again, then it is fine to protect that person. But if this is casual negligence which has a possibility to recur you cannot then protect such employees. So depending on the complete facts only we can take a call in such situations. Cheers! Ram

Hi friend, the person who did the mistake is deserved for the punishment. There is no meaning in resigning job for other person as well as don't think experienced persons don't make any mistakes. Some times experienced persons may do some mistakes with or without their knowledge due to some reasons. We must be careful while doing our job and give our uttermost to our work, if we did any mistakes in our job, we must face the consequences.

It appears that the company have rules and the people in charge are willing to follow them. I believe this shows that, when the time comes, they will be fair. The supervisor's declaration is irresponsible. He should help his subordinate defend himself instead and if he is really worth it, then the management will not remove him. By threatening instead to resign, he is forcing management to make a decision irrationally - based only on their desire to keep another employee. That is unfair to both the employer and the other employees. If he succeeded in his threat, the employer will be forced to keep an employee not worth keeping and other employees will be hassled with the effects of the negligent employee's negligence. And one more thing, if this happens to another employee, will the supervisor be willing to do the same. If yes, then it is an unhealthy management style. If no, then there definitely is favoritism somewhere there.

I guess he reacted that way because he knew what the person is capable of and i guess he is also a nice person.. :)

That was not a very smart or professional like move. In a company it should always be shared responsibility. Rules are rules as well. If that person is the manager or supervising the one who made the mistake in the first place then he should also be responsible as well. We have our company hierarchy to see to it if everyone is doing their job. If I were the management I will gladly let him go. There are a lot of people who would like to get the position and might be better than him. The company will still be there even if he is gone. The management should look for a fair and impartial individual who could replace him.

I think in every company rules,any offender if proven is given warning for the first offense, suspension on the second and termination for the third. Unless the gravity of the offense cause the company much loss, I guess it's another thing. I don't agree with the reaction of the superior of the person found to be responsible for the holding of the product. Will tender his resignation if his man is terminated, huh. I do admired his principle fighting for his subordinates but if that person is found guilty, I think he is over reacting.

well that is a good action which you are taking here and i totally encourage you,because its sharing and playing by the rules

It is very simple logic that the main person incharge should be the one resigning or terminated. His negligence has caused this problem and it is he or she who should be punished.. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead..

There will be a long process to terminate a certain person. Some rules are need to be overview, if it is not validated with the said offense in the policy of a company. Then there will be no termination, evaluation of performance is also one issue. They need to conduct performance evaluation for the basis of that employee. But then, it is not immediate termination since they need to prove the guilty. It is most likely that they it could be a suspension.

It is his probably his supervisory style. that's why he has this guts to counteract the penalty of the one under him. Different folks with different strokes. I am sure, that the management is wise enough to handle the situation. Unless the one who is threatening to resign is the only one who knows how to handle the area and no one can replace him ever. But no one is indespensable, everyone is, specially at workforce. when there are lots of graduates without employment or underemployment.