Things sure can get interesting when you add new people to your business. In addition to their strengths, people have their own set of quirks (and some people’s quirks are quirkier than others!). When you run a small business, you can’t send these issue to HR like you could with a big company. They are yours to handle. What do you do?

Each Wednesday, we tackle a  “What do you when …” scenario to help equip you for the various employee situations that you may encounter in your business. If you have a particular issue that you’d like for us to address, feel free to send it along or include it in the comments section. We will address it in the following week’s column (or directly by email if it’s of an urgent or confidential nature).

Previous “What do you do when …?” Posts: 

Your best employee quits

Long lunch breaks

Employees discussing their pay

Employee gets DUI … and has to drive for his job

Inappropriate dress

Viewing porn on a work computer 

Negative comments about you on IM