Employability Skills Area: Attendance/ Punctuality

Month 4 Assignment: Case Study - Who should work?

Directions​: Read the case study below​. Answers must be typed in complete sentences with
correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation and grammar. Please be complete in your
reflections/thoughts/answers.

Pam and Julie Case Study

Pam and Julie worked at J & J’s Supermarket. Pam has worked there since 2017. Julie has worked
there since 2019. Randy, their manager, has a position open for head cashier making two dollars
more an hour. He knows he is expected to give the job to Pam, who has been working there for
more years and is seldom late, even though she is out “sick” frequently. However, Julie—who has
fewer years’ experience—is always on time and is almost never absent.

1. What would you do if you were Randy?

If I were Randy, I would give Julie the position if she is truly the best person and most
qualified for the position. If Julie has proven that she has earned the position and Pam has
not, I would give the head cashier position to Julie.

2. How should Julie feel if Pam gets the job?

If Pam gets the job, Julie should be happy for her fellow coworker, but should also use the
experience to motivate her to keep working her hardest and improve so that maybe one day,
she could also get promoted.

3. How should Pam feel if Julie gets the job?

Pam should use not getting the position as a learning experience. That there are
consequences to not effectively doing your job. It should motivate her to improve.
4. What are three goals can Pam set for herself in order to better manage her time at work?

Three goals pam can set for herself is to start being on time for work. To make more of a
commitment to her job, and lastly to find something helpful she can do at work that will help her
stand out from the crowd.