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Oct 9, 2024
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WVU_Prof
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Terminations are the worst...but you'll feel better after...just like puking
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Uncomfortable Termination I have to make Today
CougaRR4L
1:05pm
Hire slowly. Fire quickly.
fulano
1:06pm
It is indeed unprofessional, but if you are basing it off of a previous employee, was it made clear to her that this was
supertux
1:07pm
You don't need to tell someone that showing up for work is important.
byubyu
1:09pm
Not all emplyers are created equal. I could do that and it wouldn't bother anyone.
supertux
1:11pm
On day 2 you could bail early & then email that youre gonna be gone for a week?
byubyu
1:17pm
Correct. No one would get fired at my company for just that, even on day two. I'm not saying these guys were wrong or
supertux
1:19pm
I second this, my employer wouldn't bat an eye at this
justAnotherCoug
2:05pm
Not based on the prior employee but that impacts the experience for sure. Not
CougaRR4L
1:11pm
Fair enough
supertux
1:12pm
RE: Uncomfortable Termination I have to make Today
TheHop
1:07pm
That's cold.
swingcat
1:09pm
Colder than leaving her company/team high and dry?
Jimo Dashen
1:10pm
Were they left high and dry? Was she being depended on that much on her 2nd day?
SUAVO
1:13pm
Also, it sounded like she started earlier than the employers wanted anyway.
NaturalNeuralNet
1:19pm
Um, big time yes
justAnotherCoug
1:40pm
Once you tell her, just sit and listen. Document as much as possible.
cmoney
1:10pm
That's rough, for you and her. Don't understand why termination is the first
SUAVO
1:11pm
Terminations are the worst...but you'll feel better after...just like puking
WVU_Prof
1:11pm
I'm amazed how many adults don't know how to act like adults.
mudpupper
1:13pm
This is exactly how it played out. Still would have been jarring but an adult
CougaRR4L
1:17pm
So, she got fired for not having an adult conversation on her 2nd day while
SUAVO
1:24pm
It's because she is a woman and the previous one was a man. Better hope she doesn't get ahold of this thread.
supertux
1:25pm
Consult legal first. This looks like a lawsuit coming.
88Coug
1:14pm
Especially since you fired a woman for doing what a man got away with…
ochobeeguy
1:24pm
So what did they want instead of an email? Phone call shes employed? Email fired
DiamondMo
1:16pm
Phone call would have allowed them to communicate with her. Here's the issue
rcbyufan
1:24pm
What doesn't make sense about going back to take care of flooding in a house you're selling? Hopefully she was able
supertux
1:26pm
Are you crazy? Call insurance and let them handle it. There is literally
rcbyufan
1:33pm
What exactly was said to her when she said she had to deal with the flooding? If someone said something like “take care
vegasnative
1:20pm
Sheesh, that's cold. Couldn't just give her a warning and explain the expectations?
cougfanblue
1:21pm
I'll also say that I've never worked in a healthy culture where senior leaders made a habit...
cougfanblue
1:35pm
Sounds like she had a move-related emergency, but could have communicated better
OrsoNero
1:42pm
Be careful. Plus, your company allowed similar behavior (very recently) for a
garyfan
1:24pm
I'll do it for you
BIG XII Coug
1:25pm
There is one expectation you should have for sales people. Do they perform/hit quota? Everything else is just noise.
Probable Sacko
1:30pm
Seems super sketchy given the circumstances of not firing the the other guy
Lefty24
1:32pm
Honestly, your company is probably doing the right thing
cougarblue
1:32pm
Wait, she sold her home to move to work for you? And you guys are canning her
IGlowInTheDark
1:35pm
She flew back because she clearly hasn't moved and still owns the house and all
rcbyufan
1:37pm
That's what an interstate move looks like, though.
OrsoNero
1:45pm
So? You don’t often get to pack a house up and move to the new one seamlessly.
IGlowInTheDark
1:47pm
This is true. I'm probably being too judgmental. I'd say it's a 60% chance she'
rcbyufan
1:51pm
Sounds like she communicated. "Dear Sam, I am so grateful to be here and to
EDthoracotomy
4:16pm
I hope HR has been looped in here. When leadership tries to pull this kind of stuff, a good HR department...
cougfanblue
4:28pm
RE: I hope HR has been looped in here. When leadership tries to pull this kind of stuff, a good HR department...
supertux
4:31pm
OP literally is the HR department
IGlowInTheDark
5:27pm
I would hold off on termination. If you let someone else get away with it then
ShinobiCoug
1:38pm
Man no offense but your company sounds like it sucks. Which sucks for the woman who moved and quit her old job
Mike Honcho
1:51pm
A flooded basement makes her house un-sellable. Was she caught in the hurricane?
Forzaitalia
2:19pm
She should sue
deliciousmocha
2:47pm
If firing her, get a huge serverance check and release ready....
88Coug
2:48pm
Tell us who you work for so we can never apply for a job there...... Sounds like
TheHop
3:16pm
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