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Case Study: Dora and her supervisor, Herbert, had been at odds for months. Dora thought that he was obnoxious and disliked his ordering her around and making demands.

Dora began to complain about Herbert to others in her group. She criticized his decisions to Manuel and made fun of his clothes when talking to Chen Lee. Other workers began to pick up on this behavior and made fun of Herbert behind his back.

One evening, Dora noticed Herbert in the café across the street from the office. A young woman was with him. The next day she reported this scene to the group, and they began to speculate concerning the woman's identity and why she and Herbert were together. Dora and the group were standing in front of the water fountain, laughing and talking, when Herbert walked up.

"Dora, I want to see you in my office right now," he said abruptly. Dora followed him in and Herbert shut the door. "Dora, I'm going to have to let you go. You're a troublemaker. Every time I turn around, you're in someone else's office gossiping and interrupting work. You're causing too much trouble."
Question 1: What employer right did Herbert exercise?
Question 2: Was the issue really about Dora's right to freedom of speech? Explain
Question 3: How would you have advised Dora to behave?
Question 4: What might happen to a company if employees were allowed to disrupt business and undermine authority?
Question 5: How do you think the other members of the group will react?