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Main Subject - Lazy Employees: A Cancer in the Workplace
There is very little in the workplace that has more of a negative and infectious impact than a lazy employee. Yet I am frequently approached by employers who are unable or unwilling to deal with this serious threat to their busines
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
s. If left alone, this is a situation that invariably does damage to a business and it's employees.
I recently counseled a man who was experiencing this situation in his own business:
"I own a small business, and I have one
I recently counseled a man who was experiencing this situation in his own business:
"I own a small business, and I have one
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
mployee who just never seems to be on the same page with everybody else. She never quite gets her jobs done, and there's always an excuse. Other people in the office do work very similar to hers, and they always get more done than
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
he does. I've talked to her, but it's just one excuse after another. I hate to fire her---she's a nice lady, and she has children to support---but I don't know what else to do."
You're running a business, not a social service
You're running a business, not a social service
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
and your employees simply must be productive. It's not your job to provide an income for this woman's children, nor to teach her a decent work ethic. It's your responsibility to run a business where your customers are happy, your
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
employees are treated fairly, and there is a profit at the end of the day.
Sit down with this woman and speak to her directly but kindly. You might say something like this: "Susan, I've spoken to you before about your job per
Sit down with this woman and speak to her directly but kindly. You might say something like this: "Susan, I've spoken to you before about your job per
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
ormance. On each occasion, you've given me reasons why you couldn't complete your assignments, but the problem with your reasons is that we have other employees who do manage to complete their jobs without all the excuses you offer
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
each time. Although your excuses may seem reasonable to you, the fact is that the job has to get done, and I can find other people who will do your job."
"I would love to keep you here, but that will depend entirely on y
"I would love to keep you here, but that will depend entirely on y
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
ur performance. I'll be evaluating you again in two weeks, and if your performance hasn't improved dramatically, I will let you go. And then you have to keep up that improved level of performance, or we simply must find someone els
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
e who can do this job."
Write out what you tell her, and have her sign it. Or do whatever is required in your state to document employee cautions or reprimands, so that if her employment is terminated, you're in compliance wi
Write out what you tell her, and have her sign it. Or do whatever is required in your state to document employee cautions or reprimands, so that if her employment is terminated, you're in compliance wi
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
h the laws that apply.
If her work improves, be sure to tell her how pleased you are. If it doesn't, let her go, and do not feel guilty. The biggest reason that employers keep an employee who isn't doing a good job is that they're
If her work improves, be sure to tell her how pleased you are. If it doesn't, let her go, and do not feel guilty. The biggest reason that employers keep an employee who isn't doing a good job is that they're
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
afraid the employee will be angry and won't like them. Although you're certainly responsible for being as kind to your employees as possible, your primary goal is not to have them like you. The price of that goal would be exorbitan
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
.
You may be worried that firing her wouldn't be loving. Wrong. Consider this: As things are now, other employees are having to work harder because of the work she isn't doing. Is that loving to them? And if you allow employees to
You may be worried that firing her wouldn't be loving. Wrong. Consider this: As things are now, other employees are having to work harder because of the work she isn't doing. Is that loving to them? And if you allow employees to
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
do less than their share, eventually you won't make a profit, and then everyone loses their job. That wouldn't be loving to all the rest of your employees, to your family, or to your customers. Another consideration is that if thi
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
woman isn't really doing her job, she couldn't be happy there, so you're not really be loving by keeping her. Firing someone is sometimes the most loving thing we can do. If it becomes necessary, do not feel guilty. Also remember
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
hat if you fire her, you will have told her exactly what was required for her to keep her job, and she will have chosen not to do it.
Practice in your mind---out loud, if necessary---what you're going to say, until you're not nerv
Practice in your mind---out loud, if necessary---what you're going to say, until you're not nerv
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
us at all. If you're nervous, it's likely that you'll unconsciously protect yourself with some degree of irritation, and then she won't learn anything. She'll only react to your anger. If you deliver your message calmly, and with c
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
ompassion, you'll give her a chance to learn something.
You might add to the words we've already discussed that you care about her welfare very much, and that letting her go is not a reflection of her worth. It's only an indicatio
You might add to the words we've already discussed that you care about her welfare very much, and that letting her go is not a reflection of her worth. It's only an indicatio
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
that there wasn't a good match between her and the job she was assigned. If you hired her, you might even take some of the responsibility on yourself. You could say, "It was my responsibility to assess whether you and the job
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
were a good bit, and I didn't do that well." Through it all, it will help to remember that you're doing the best thing for everyone involved. In the short term, she probably won't thank you, but in the long term, everyone wins
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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