How to manage your (diarrohea-prone) marketing staff

Seems “the strategic sickie” article has disappeared?

“Not travelled… …fire them”. … I understand the sentiment… But she’s hears about the Internet, right? It’s not about travelling… It’s about continuing to learn and experience other like minded people. It’s about networking and learning. Those that stop learning will go the way of the dinosaur.

prime candidate for the awkward lean awards.

why does she remind me of Roxy from Celeb apprentice?

sick days are part of the total benefits package employees receive and in my opinion, can be used however the employee deems necessary.

I love this one on her website:
“Learn tricks on how you can market your small business with little or no money with marketing expert Mellissah Smith at a series of seminars across Australia in October 2012.”

Apart from the fact that the website is obviously out of date (Is that one of the tricks?), the promise of “marketing your business for no money” always has a slightly flim flam air about it.

First post has been removed….darn

Hi Dr Mumbo,

Was the post “Strategic sickie” taken down? I’m getting a 404 error when I click the link.

Thanks,
Irene

Hi Melissa,
Won’t be in tomorrow as I won’t be feeling well, soz. Missing you already, my inspirational diminutive-but-strident sub-alpha businessy-business chook reference point and wage-source.
Rgds,
Joan

Mellissah asks how an employee taking a sick day affects the company culture.

Well if indeed she has only “one employee in the entire company that takes a sick day”, I’d say that’s fairly strong evidence to suggest said sickie taker has exactly zero impact on the team culture.

Having said this, if I worked for a firm where the boss blogged about my sick days, I probably wouldn’t be feeling too “passionate” about my role either. The fact is that sick days ARE an entitlement whether she likes it or not, and it’s absolutely none of Mellissah’s business whether her employees have diarrohea, are “unwell” or simply need a mental health day away from the pressures of working under such a markteing genius.

This lady is stuck in some dark, dark age… Only today the 15 hardworking women in our consultancy were circulating one of Melissah’s blogs about how women should support their men… Read’s like 1950’s Good Housewife Guide:

http://www.marketingeye.com.au.....omment9158

So she just pays out on all her current and former employees?

Methinks she writes too much personal stuff and strays off-topic. Used to follow her on twitter until she wrote something about being hurt by criticism and then tweeted non- stop quotes and sayings about ‘how words can’t hurt me’ etc. Had to Unfollow. I gather she will start up again due to this article. Too much emotional dirge. Not professional, at all.

And seriously? You have to be travelling overseas to help small business in Melbourne?? More like you need to have a serious understanding of Melbourne and your target market. Marketing trends internationally can be understood thanks to something known as the Internet. And as for hiring staff who don’t have a clue – speaks volumes about the hirer…

A moment to appreciate that under ‘Her expertise spans across the following sectors’ section, she has listed:
-Wine

“Mellissah Smith is a leading International marketing experts having pioneered two specialist marketing firms into operations in three separate States of Australia.”
I’m guessing squirty-arsed Joan was off sick the day she was meant to write and proofread the website copy?

good point about the hirer “What the”. I have worked for private and public media companies where the GM had no idea about many aspects of advertising and marketing, as recently as 12 months ago!!! Most people will quote ‘fake it till you make it” so It doesnt suprise me to hear these stories.

I feel for poor Joan. Working for Melissahhh would give me the shits too.

The client service director at an agency I once worked at said “if you are sick come in to my office, throw up, and then you can go home”. He didn’t say what to do if you had diarrhoea but if I worked for this person…………

I bet this isn’t even the half of it. If she puts this much on her company blog imagine what else goes on in the background. What a nightmare.

Working for her would really give you the shits…

Reminds me of a horror boss I had once, especially the ‘beware’ blog post.

“I am flabbergasted as to how they had two good strong references because although she is the nicest person in the world and completely adorable, her marketing skills were almost non-existent.”

Beware referees.

Looking for a rewarding career? Once in a lifetime opportunity to work with one of Australia’s leading marketing experts, with the chance to be featured in company blog detailing your bowel movements and sick day tally.

Note: Diarrohea-prone marketers need not apply!

https://mumbrella.com.au/jobs/marketing-manager-12

“Marketing trends internationally can be understood thanks to something known as the Internet.”

+100 internets for What the?

Oh dear. Such is the danger of being a self-proclaimed expert, in self-published magazines, on self-published social media, promoting self-published books.

(Edited by Mumbrella for legal reasons)

To their clients, just remember, pay peanuts, get monkeys.

Tim – a reason my comment is awaiting moderation? I thought it didn’t cross the line?

Message from the boss:

If you’re not going to come in on Saturday……don’t even bother coming in on Sunday!

Whenever i’m having a bad work day, I like to read this article because it reminds me how lucky I am not to work for this marketing guru