The scenario appears to describe an existing problem that all employees may have agreed which makes for an appropriate condition to open or close the manufacturers doors. The temperature in the warehouse was 72 degrees, and doors were to remain open according to the agreement. The scenario described the agreement as being the doors are closed only when the temperature were lower than the 68 degrees. The majority of the workers did not have a complaint of the open doors at the time. Drake and Keesler both expressed to be cold. Drake could have appeared to be underdressed. Keesler may have been properly dressed, however, remained cold. Workplace temperature is one thing that we all may never fully agree upon, given the employees health and individual body heat. In this event, the employers could have requested for several allowances to occur. Drake could have asked for temporary time off to retrieve additional clothing that allowed him to be warmer. Keesler could have made a request to switch workstations with another employee, until the temperature …show more content…
The employer could have faced the inability to meet a certain amount of purchased product. The employer could have been faced with the inability to provide the product within a contracted deadline. The employer could have lost funds to do the need to pay other workers overtime, in order to meet deadline and product amounts. The employer may have experienced monetary lost due to lack of manpower and production lost.
My understanding of workplace abandonment is an employee leaving the assigned work location, without the permission of the supervisor or upper management team. In the scenario, the employees did not agree that the manager had followed the agreed decision of leaving the doors open for temperatures over 68 degrees fahrenheit. Drake and Keesler left the assigned work location grounds, for the remainder of the shift. The two manufacturers did not have the permission of any superior, to leave the work