Tom Mendola Case
Today in class we discussed the Tom Mendola case. Tom was a seventeen year old worker at a manufacturing company. He came from a family of ten children and was forced to work because his father had acquired a debilitating illness. Unfortunately, Tom repeatedly performed below expectations despite having been reprimanded several times. In my opinion, Tom should have been fired. He repeatedly showed that he was unreliable and performed below average in multiple departments of the company. It was acceptable for him to receive a couple of warnings due to his young age, but over three was excessive regardless of his circumstances. It was important for Tom to realize that he must perform to the level at which everyone else performed even though he was younger and had a rough home life. The best course of action for the supervisor was to fire Tom because Tom was not able to handle the monotony of a manufacturing job. It would also benefit Tom because he would probably perform better at a job that he found more interesting.
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