A Method of Discipline

Today we discussed discipline and termination in class. A number of classmates shared their personal stories related to these matters, and upon thinking of an idea for a blog entry I recalled a discipline method used by one of my former employers, a large package distributor. Package handlers who load trucks are required to check the ZIP code of each package as it is placed into a truck. One way managers would test employees would be to take a package and toss it into the chute of a truck where it did not belong. If the package handler did not catch it, he or she would be asked to go home early. This method was used to motivate and discipline employees who earned an hourly wage.

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