ATTN:_________________Dear.Thisletterwillserveasawrittenwarningconcerningtheperformancedeficiencieswhichhavebeenthesubjectofourongoingreview.AsImentionedinoutmeetingyesterday,youroverallworkperformanceisgenerallysatisfactory.However,intwokeyareasIhavenoticedproblemswhichmustbecorrected.Thefirstistheincreasingamountoftimeandfrequencyofpersonalphonecalls.Youhavebeenobservedreceivingasmanyasnine(9)phonecallsontheoffice'srestrictedlineinasingleday.Moreover,duringthelastweekasleastthree(3)lastedover20minutes.Anoccasionalcallofanemergencyorcriticalnatureisunderstandable.Thenumberandfrequencyofyourcallsistotallyunacceptable,andmustbestopped.Youhavenotofferedanyexplanationofthesephonecalls,somyassessmentisbasedonobjectiveobservation.Thesecondproblemisyourtardinessinreturningfromthelunchbreak.Withinthepasttwoweeksyouhaveexceededthehalfhourlimitonfour(4)occasions,returningbetween15and45minutespastyour1:00breaktime.Youhavenowaccumulated120minutes(2hours)oftardytime.Pleasedesignateeithervacationoraccruedholidaytimetocoverthisaccumulation.Unfortunately,sinceIhaveseennoimprovementinthispatternyouarehenceforthrestrictedfromusingearnedtimeforthispurposeandshouldbeawarethatallfuturetardinesswillbemarkedas"0"time,andyourpaywillbedockedeffectiveimmediately.Thesetwoproblemsaregraduallyaffectingyouroverallproductivity.Unlessimprovementoccursyouarespecificallywarnedthatyoumayreceivealessthangoodratinginyourupcomingannualperformanceevaluationwithspecialreferenceto"quantityofwork."Moreover,itmaybenecessarytotakefurtherdisciplinaryactionuptoandincludingdismissal,unlesstheseproblemsarecorrected.Inourdiscussionweagreedthatcorrectioninvolvesaprohibitionofpersonalphonecallsandabsoluteadherencetothehalfhourlunchbreak.YoumaywanttoconsiderfurthertheconfidentialresourcesoftheEmployeesAssistanceProgram.WehavediscussedthisatsomelengthandIhopeyouwilltakeadvantageofthisopportunity.Itismysincerehopethatwewillbeabletoworkconstructivelytowardimprovement.Sincerely,---------------------------DATE: