Terminate an employee with cancer?

You’re a manager at a nonprofit.

Your supervisee has been a planned-giving fundraiser there for five years.

Four years ago, his performance was poor because he was undergoing chemotherapy.

He says he prefers to keep working but if you terminate him, he won’t file a claim under
the Americans with Disabilities Act.

He is his family's sole source of income and his non-profit salary is modest and so he
has little in savings.

He’s just getting by. Do you retain him?

An argument for retaining him: Most organizations but especially nonprofits espouse
putting people above profits, especially since you know he is his family’s sole support
and he's saved little because he’s worked for nonprofits.

From a pragmatic standpoint, letting him go would hurt the organization’s morale.

Retaining him would be an appropriate “cost of doing business.”

An argument against retaining him: Less money raised means less services to the many
needy people the nonprofit services. He’s only one person.

To help him financially, you might give a generous severance package. That would still
save much money compared with keeping him on.

So what would you do?

Can Internet Social Groups Influence a Child's Behavior?

With Internet social groups becoming more mainstream, parents may wonder if these
online interactions influence their kids in any way. Children are often highly influenced
by those around them, including family and friends. The more time kids spend
interacting online, the less time they engage face to face. Concerned parents should
know which activities their children are involved in online, particularly if they notice
any behavior changes.
Negative Influences

Some social groups are a negative influence on children, particularly when bullying is
involved. Bullying can lead to alcohol and drug abuse, poor grades, low self-esteem and
even health issues. Cyberbullying can be done around the clock, versus in-school
bullying, which only happens during the day, and it's often done anonymously. Kids
who are on either end of this type of online interaction suffer negative effects. Even
children who may not engage in this type of behavior in person may be influenced by
peers in their Internet social group.

Safety

To keep kids as safe as possible online and to encourage more positive interactions
instead of negative ones, parents can send their children to child-directed websites.
Adults also should consider having a profile at sites their kids frequent; it's one way to
monitor their behavior over the Internet. Keep an eye on warning signs that your
children are being negatively influenced by social groups as well.
A medida que los grupos sociales de Internet son cada vez más comunes, los padres
pueden preguntarse si estas interacciones en línea influyen de alguna manera en sus
hijos. Los niños a menudo están muy influenciados por quienes los rodean, incluidos
familiares y amigos. Cuanto más tiempo pasan los niños interactuando en línea, menos
tiempo se relacionan cara a cara. Los padres preocupados deben saber en qué
actividades participan sus hijos en línea, especialmente si notan algún cambio de
comportamiento.

Influencias negativas

Algunos grupos sociales tienen una influencia negativa en los niños, especialmente
cuando se trata de intimidación. La intimidación puede llevar al abuso de alcohol y
drogas, bajas calificaciones, baja autoestima e incluso problemas de salud. El acoso
cibernético se puede realizar las 24 horas del día, en lugar del acoso escolar, que solo
ocurre durante el día y, a menudo, se realiza de forma anónima. Los niños que están al
final de este tipo de interacción en línea sufren efectos negativos. Incluso los niños que
pueden no participar en este tipo de comportamiento en persona pueden ser
influenciados por compañeros en su grupo social de Internet.

La seguridad

Para mantener a los niños lo más seguros posible en línea y para fomentar interacciones
más positivas en lugar de negativas, los padres pueden enviar a sus hijos a sitios web
dirigidos por niños. Los adultos también deben considerar tener un perfil en los sitios
que frecuentan sus hijos; Es una forma de monitorear su comportamiento a través de
Internet. Preste atención a las señales de advertencia de que los grupos sociales también
influyen negativamente en sus hijos.