> Dale's state of mind had no bearing on my decision. I didn't
> anticipate it having any relevance, and Jason didn't mention it might
> be relevant, so I didn't ask.
Okay, somewhere along the line then, we seem to have gotten confused.
You stated that one of the 2 out of 10 items that were relevant to Jason
was "1. Failure to follow direct instructions from a superior officer."
When asked about what instruction he failed to follow, you responded with:
"He was instructed to process the application as a notification, not an
approval. The application is still pending. I would say that qualifies
as a failure to handle it as a notification (which should not require
much time for deliberation)."
We asked why he was the one responsible for this delay given that the item
was never set to Pending Mid. (In other words, why he is responsible while
Dale Sheldon, Jon Hermann and David Bounds are not.)
To which you responded: (I'm including the specific text you responded to
so that there is less confusion of context. The text you are responding to
is Henry's.)
"> But it never reached him, so he never had the chance to process.
And
> if the fact that the application is still pending is evidence then Dale,
> Jon, and David, who have all had jurisdiction over it for months, are
> much more responsible than Jason, who only had a few weeks.
Like I explained elsewhere, that's a defense that just doesn't hold
any weight with me no matter how hard you argue procedures and
semantics. If Jason didn't have any influence over Dale, or maybe had
he tried to exercise that influence and failed, then it would be more
convincing."
From this (and some other statements you have made), we inferred (perhaps
incorrectly) that Jason is being punished for Dale failing to click the
"approve" button.
If he is not responsible for Dale's lack of action, then could you please
expand on in what way he "failed to process it as a notification"? Or in
what other way he "Failed to follow direct instructions of a superior
officer."
Charlie Collins
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