CSU Business Law for the Entrepreneur: Fresh to Table Essay

Law for the EntrepreneurFresh to Table
1. In what ways are professional and personal lives often intertwined? What
types of conflicts may arise from this overlap?
2. How does “always on” technology contribute to the blurring of boundaries
between professional and personal lives?
3. What, if anything, should Mossberger and Jensen do about the three
employees who have engaged in extensive Slack conversations about
coworkers?
4. Should Mossberger and Jensen have done anything differently in the time
leading up to March 5, and why?
Fresh to Table Discussion Questions
1. Regarding the situation with Showalter and her colleagues, what should
concern the leaders of FtT? If you are the CEO, what are you biggest
concerns or questions regarding this situation?
2. If you are the VP of Human Resources, what are you biggest concerns and
what might you think to do with respect to those fired to avoid potential
backlash?
3. What might you, as VP of HR think to do with existing employees to avoid the
negative impact those fired?
4. Should employees have a reasonable expectation or privacy in their
communications in the workplace? Does the First Amendment protect the
speech of FtT’s employees?
5. How would you characterize FtT’s culture?
6. Why are Showalter and her fellow Slackers acting in this manner? Are the
professional and personal lives of FtT’s employees too entwined, and as a
result personal issues are being expressed at work?
7. What do you think of Mossberger’s response when he finds out about
Showalter? Was it appropriate? Why does he respond this way?
8. Should he have consulted with Jensen before deciding to replace Showalter
and why?
9. What should Mossberger and Jensen do before they decide how to handle the
three remaining employees? (who should they seek advice from and why?)
10. Should Mossberger and Jensen fire the three remaining employees, put them
on a personal improvement plan, or do nothing? What are the pros and cons
of each option?
11. How much information about the reasons for termination should be shared
with remaining employees?