Saturday, September 12, 2009
Even Captains have HR issues
HR issues are in every business; even crab boats. Letting someone go is a tough thing but the Time Bandit's Captain Johnathan Hillstrand did it right. In one of the episodes on last year's The Deadliest Catch, Capt Johnathan had one person too many and the decision was to let long time friend Russ go. Capt J made the decision with his brother Capt Andy; informed Russ and then called a competitor to help place Russ somewhere else. Capt Johnathan also felt bad about the decision. When someone feels good about letting anyone go--that person is in the wrong position. Russ landed the job.
