context: Vargas's argument is flawed, however, because there is no evidence that he ever tried to comply with the plan. Because Vargas did not even minimally attempt to comply with the plan, there is no "performance" from which he could be excused. This court has previously found that an employee's intentional refusal to perform a task, as opposed to negligent forgetfulness, supports the commissioner's representative's decision that an employee committed misconduct.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 352 N.W.2d 815, 816
citation_a.parenthetical: stating a refusal to unload a truck was "a deliberate act of insubordination" constituting employment misconduct
citation_a.sentence: Bibeau v. Resistance Tech., Inc., 411 N.W.2d 29, 32 (Minn.App.1987) (finding employee misconduct when employee deliberately chose to disobey her employer’s instructions because she believed the order was “stupid”); see also Daniels v. Gnan Trucking, 352 N.W.2d 815, 816 (Minn.App.1984) (stating a refusal to unload a truck was “a deliberate act of insubordination” constituting employment misconduct).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 411 N.W.2d 29, 32
citation_b.parenthetical: finding employee misconduct when employee deliberately chose to disobey her employer's instructions because she believed the order was "stupid"
citation_b.sentence: Bibeau v. Resistance Tech., Inc., 411 N.W.2d 29, 32 (Minn.App.1987) (finding employee misconduct when employee deliberately chose to disobey her employer’s instructions because she believed the order was “stupid”); see also Daniels v. Gnan Trucking, 352 N.W.2d 815, 816 (Minn.App.1984) (stating a refusal to unload a truck was “a deliberate act of insubordination” constituting employment misconduct).