Trouble in Paradise: When Staff Strife Gets Serious

It is sad when relations between fellow humans devolve into strife, leading to hard feelings and demoralization.  While violence rarely erupts in today’s business world, there are still those occasions when owner and employee are at odds.  Sometimes, the employee resentment—whether reasonable or not—can transform into serious action.   In recent days, we have seen such action on the part of employees bubble over in American hospitals.  Let’s look at two notable examples.