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?

- I would give the job to the employee who is more punctual considering they would actually be available to and wouldn’t be constantly out
“sick”.

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

- Like she has been working hard and not getting the recognition she deserves and that she has been working hard for nothing because the
lazier employee is getting the job.

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

- Like she is getting back stabbed because she has been working there forever but she should also realize that she was not working as hard as
Julie.
 4. What are three goals can Pam set for herself in order to better manage her time at work?
- Pam should become more proactive. She should put more effort into not being sick. She should take pride in the job that she has
and not leave her coworkers out to dry.