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authorities and arranging them to be sent to the post office for
transmission and that you are leaving early too."

He coolly replied, "No one ever told me that I was not completing some
of the tasks before leaving." I cut the matter short and simply asked him,
"Whether you would complete all tasks from today onwards when you
know now?" He retorted, "Why not, let my officer just guide me for the
first time."

I was very much surprised to have the positive response of the interaction
as it was totally opposite to what had been presumed by his immediate
officer. There were no "ifs and buts" and he was polite all through his
conversation with me. I called his officer and told him to guide the
Assistant today first time to complete the remaining tasks as no one had
earlier told him about it. Both of them headed for their seat.

The officer, later in the evening, asked me how I could get a positive
response, so fast, from such an ill-mannered person. I told him that I
simply talked to him to know what he had to say for not doing part of
his duty. The real issue came out to be that neither of he nor any of his
predecessors had spoken to him on the issue because both of them had
assumed that assistant would react violently and would not do the job,
being a branch level Union Secretary.

A perceived disobedience -Episode 2
I was a Manager at a branch. One of my newly confirmed staff member
reported for duty at 2 pm and immediately left for lunch with other staff
members. He moved an application for half day casual leave after return
from lunch. My Second in Command informed me about this high handed
behavior of a new employee. He assumed that he was doing it knowingly
or under someone's instigation to create some trouble at this peaceful
branch after he had been confirmed in bank's job recently only.

I called the employee and asked about his wellbeing and reason for

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